Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[Rothman]

I didn't manage to get a photo of it because I wasn't expecting it, but yesterday when I made the right turn into Arlington Cemetery I saw a new little green sign on the right, immediately inside the main gate as you start up the hill on Schley Drive, that says "NO RECREATION." Evidently there have been incidents of people doing things like having picnics or similar and the authorities want to put a stop to that sort of thing. I'll try to get a picture of the sign the next time I go. (The Street View there is from 11 years ago. As a general matter, you can't drive into the cemetery unless you have a family pass.)

That's too bad.  Picnics in cemeteries were quite common in the Victorian/Olmsted days.

[1995hoo]

I didn't manage to get a photo of it because I wasn't expecting it, but yesterday when I made the right turn into Arlington Cemetery I saw a new little green sign on the right, immediately inside the main gate as you start up the hill on Schley Drive, that says "NO RECREATION." Evidently there have been incidents of people doing things like having picnics or similar and the authorities want to put a stop to that sort of thing. I'll try to get a picture of the sign the next time I go. (The Street View there is from 11 years ago. As a general matter, you can't drive into the cemetery unless you have a family pass.)

That's too bad.  Picnics in cemeteries were quite common in the Victorian/Olmsted days.

"Silence and respect" is a very big deal to the Armed Forces units that operate Arlington Cemetery; there are signs (example below) asking for such all over the place (though not near the columbarium where my father is inurned, perhaps because (1) the average visitor won't likely walk up there and (2) if someone does, he will have passed umpteen signs to that effect by the time he gets there).

Cyclists used to be allowed to pass through the cemetery en route to DC but were banned a few years ago with the exception of riders with family passes going to visit a gravesite or columbarium niche.

[Rothman]

I didn't manage to get a photo of it because I wasn't expecting it, but yesterday when I made the right turn into Arlington Cemetery I saw a new little green sign on the right, immediately inside the main gate as you start up the hill on Schley Drive, that says "NO RECREATION." Evidently there have been incidents of people doing things like having picnics or similar and the authorities want to put a stop to that sort of thing. I'll try to get a picture of the sign the next time I go. (The Street View there is from 11 years ago. As a general matter, you can't drive into the cemetery unless you have a family pass.)

That's too bad.  Picnics in cemeteries were quite common in the Victorian/Olmsted days.

"Silence and respect" is a very big deal to the Armed Forces units that operate Arlington Cemetery; there are signs (example below) asking for such all over the place (though not near the columbarium where my father is inurned, perhaps because (1) the average visitor won't likely walk up there and (2) if someone does, he will have passed umpteen signs to that effect by the time he gets there).

Cyclists used to be allowed to pass through the cemetery en route to DC but were banned a few years ago with the exception of riders with family passes going to visit a gravesite or columbarium niche.

I've been there many times, so I've seen the signs.  A silent and respectful picnic can be had.

[Rothman]

Fun sign coming into Piermont, NY at the very tight turn at Ash Street and Hudson Terrace:



Helpful yellow street blades in Haverstraw, NY to show the way back to US 9W:

[Revive 755]

"Remain Stopped on Red" on NB Hanley Road in Richmond Heights, MO.  Seems to be a pre-signal setup without a railroad.

[Rothman]

Passed by these signs on MA 16 at the Pike today, but was in too much of a hurry to take a photo:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/z89cEJ3i92UqrbdV8?g_st=ac

[roadfro]

"Remain Stopped on Red" on NB Hanley Road in Richmond Heights, MO.  Seems to be a pre-signal setup without a railroad.

Seems to provide signal access for what appears to be private side street nearly adjacent to the main signal.

[LilianaUwU]

"Remain Stopped on Red" on NB Hanley Road in Richmond Heights, MO.  Seems to be a pre-signal setup without a railroad.

This goes in the "duh" category. Remain stopped on the signal that forces you to stop? You don't say!

[hotdogPi]

I don't think it's a "duh" sign; right turn on red would be allowed if that sign wasn't there.

[roadman65]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ThXdhT9XLBVytdWQ9?g_st=ac

An END milepost at NJ 82s eastern end.


https://maps.app.goo.gl/MnyFYLgdiJpcrnz76?g_st=ac
A Keep Right sign where both sides of the island where the sign posted is being used for traffic.

[chrisg69911]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ThXdhT9XLBVytdWQ9?g_st=ac

An END milepost at NJ 82s eastern end.


https://maps.app.goo.gl/MnyFYLgdiJpcrnz76?g_st=ac
A Keep Right sign where both sides of the island where the sign posted is being used for traffic.

Interesting lane sign above the rightmost traffic light too

[1995hoo]

Figured someone might like the Florida welcome sign on this beer I bought yesterday. The box says the beer pays "tribute to 'the world's worst superhero,' Florida Man."

[74/171FAN]

On US 209 NB in Port Carbon



And then in Middleport (though you are not legally allowed to turn left at the intersection where US 209 turns right so I am unsure what the point of this sign is)

[vdeane]

Found this yellow truck route banner in a search through my photos:

[74/171FAN]

Found this yellow truck route banner in a search through my photos:

I saw these when I visited Geneva back in September.  I did not see this exact assembly as I only traveled US 20/NY 5 along it NY 14 TRUCK Concurrency.

[hbelkins]

Kentucky takes a page out of Virginia's playbook. On the town square in Hodgenville, photo taken 12/31/24.

[74/171FAN]

Along Meadow Avenue in Scranton between River St in PA 307

MEADOW AVE AT PA 307 (1) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[roadman65]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54245228953
This lane ends that both DE and MD like to use.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/54480415@N08/54245377898
Nice sign lol.
Although the wording is fine, each exit attraction should be partitioned from each other for better reading.  Plus mix case should be used as well.

[formulanone]

Driving under the influence of airports is a crime punishable by an airside sobriety test where one keeps their arms spread out, vectors three times, while pretending to be an aircraft with requisite noises made at the same time:



Found in Centennial, Colorado.

[74/171FAN]

On Biddle Dr at Fort Indiantown Gap in PA

[Max Rockatansky]

DRIVE LIKE YOUR GRANDKIDS LIVE HERE (Butler Avenue in Sunnyside, CA)

IMG_4996 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[TheCatalyst31]

An interesting sign in Hillsboro, OH. If you come into town from the south on OH 73, you go into a five-way intersection at an angle, and apparently that setup was confusing enough that Hillsboro needed to put up a diagram to explain it. Unfortunately, the text is small enough that it's hard to tell what you're looking at, and you only have time to read it if the light's red.

[74/171FAN]

On I-95 SB approaching the VA 288 SB on-ramp

I-95 SOUTH 1.25 MILES NORTH OF VA 10 (EXITS 61B-A) (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

[wanderer2575]

Sbd US-127 at the new roundabout junction with US-223 north of Addison, MI.  The arrows match the sign plans, but it would have been nice had MDOT at least tried to make them look similar.

[74/171FAN]

On SR 611 just east of its southern intersection with US 1 by the Occoquan River

SR 611 WEST RAILROAD UNDERPASS (2) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

SR 611 WEST NEAR US 1 (1) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

SR 611 WEST NEAR US 1 (4) by Mark Moore, on Flickr