The Worst of Road Signs

[Scott5114]

Here's a bunch of signs in Baltimore that are completely terrible.

(Looking at the Exit Only part wit this)


Hand drawn route shield on a sign

Wrong. These are all like that because they're old, from the 50s or 60s! Not worst!

[signalman]

Here's a bunch of signs in Baltimore that are completely terrible.

(Looking at the Exit Only part wit this)


Hand drawn route shield on a sign

Wrong. These are all like that because they're old, from the 50s or 60s! Not worst!

Agreed.  I'd put them in the "best of road pictures" thread.

Galaxy S3

[signalman]

*Best of road signs thread is what I meant.  Sorry, I don't know how to edit posts from tapatalk

Galaxy S3

[mhh]

Shouldn't the straight-ahead arrow be on the left and the right arrow on the right?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.674416,-82.823884,3a,15y,126.17h,87.69t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sRtxz1l_hGrxvbt23rhuz8Q!2e0

[mhh]

"Bump Ahead" is quite an understatement: 

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.470511,-83.091557,3a,15y,358.65h,86.51t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sOYaObCewazq2_T4tivJkaA!2e0

[mhh]

The sign says "Exit Only" but it's wrong: 

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.366034,-83.063533,3a,90y,62.2h,96.46t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNcJ4VKqDNi9IB9Ey-17qlA!2e0

[6a]

Sorry, I don't know how to edit posts from tapatalk

Galaxy S3

Tap on your post, a box should pop up with edit as one of the options.

[signalman]

Sorry, I don't know how to edit posts from tapatalk

Galaxy S3

Tap on your post, a box should pop up with edit as one of the options.

Oh, okay.  Thanks for your help.  I'll try it next time that I need to edit a post from tapatalk.  Knowing me and all my errors, it won't be too long.

[jakeroot]

"Bump Ahead" is quite an understatement: 

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.470511,-83.091557,3a,15y,358.65h,86.51t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sOYaObCewazq2_T4tivJkaA!2e0

Ha! That's awesome. 

[vdeane]

I would think "Peds" is sufficient. Full blown "Pedestrians" seems, especially in this case, unnecessary.

There are signs in Manila that say



They're not bad per se, but they can be confusing. Because "Ped Xing" might be the name of a street or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt98RDmz5as

[xcellntbuy]

I would think "Peds" is sufficient. Full blown "Pedestrians" seems, especially in this case, unnecessary.

There are signs in Manila that say



They're not bad per se, but they can be confusing. Because "Ped Xing" might be the name of a street or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt98RDmz5as

THAT was funny!

[sammi]

I would think "Peds" is sufficient. Full blown "Pedestrians" seems, especially in this case, unnecessary.

There are signs in Manila that say



They're not bad per se, but they can be confusing. Because "Ped Xing" might be the name of a street person or something.

[thenetwork]

WTF does this mean? https://www.evernote.com/shard/s5/sh/3b2ccd1f-afa4-4da0-aabd-ee45feb43ec5/fd6a60429803176b48f0049016054425

I guess turning vehicles have to yield to pedestrians. Hopefully they are in a cross walk. Also, I'm not sure why TURNING VEHICLES is in fluorescent green - it would make more sense for it to be in black on white just like the rest of the sign.

Those signs have just started to pop-up around intersections with a lot of pedestrian/school crossing traffic in my town.  They do put a right-turning arrow in the yellow part of the sign as well.

[tman0]

Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but: I hope you guys like shields.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.914094,-83.456369,3a,75y,112.86h,86.44t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1siD2pQUir34EWF46fFi3QYw!2e0

This road's actual designation is GA-10 Loop (the US-29 and US-78 concurrencies last for about half of the loop), which doesn't even show up on the sign for reasons unknown.

[Big John]

^^ On most GA BGS, the state route is not included when it is concurrent with a US route. It will appear on post mounted signs though.

[rickmastfan67]

I would think "Peds" is sufficient. Full blown "Pedestrians" seems, especially in this case, unnecessary.

There are signs in Manila that say



They're not bad per se, but they can be confusing. Because "Ped Xing" might be the name of a street or something.

Now that was hilarious!!

[Zeffy]

Now that was hilarious!!

Stephen Colbert has never failed to amuse me on any episode of the Colbert Report. That video was too funny.

[Zeffy]

Ugh in Washington DC (GMSV cutout):

[jakeroot]

Ugh in Washington DC (GMSV cutout):

^^ IMAGE DIRECTLY ABOVE

Please tell me that's on private property...?

[amroad17]

That Colbert skit should be under "the best of road signs"!

[Zeffy]

Please tell me that's on private property...?

Nope, that is right in the middle of a public road for everyone to see (and then want to gouge their eyes out).

[vdeane]

That Colbert skit should be under "the best of road signs"!

I think it has a thread buried somewhere in OT.

[sammi]

That Colbert skit should be under "the best of road signs"!

I think it has a thread buried somewhere in OT.

You're welcome.

[roadfro]

WTF does this mean? https://www.evernote.com/shard/s5/sh/3b2ccd1f-afa4-4da0-aabd-ee45feb43ec5/fd6a60429803176b48f0049016054425

I guess turning vehicles have to yield to pedestrians. Hopefully they are in a cross walk. Also, I'm not sure why TURNING VEHICLES is in fluorescent green - it would make more sense for it to be in black on white just like the rest of the sign.

It seems most signs are going the way of the fluorescent green. I think it looks nice...sparingly.

The sign in this picture is missing an elbowed left or right arrow indicating the direction that drivers are supposed to yield to pedestrians.

Since the sign is ultimately a pedestrian crossing sign, the use of fluorescent yellow-green is optional here (in place of the standard yellow). FYG is required for school-related signs and optional for any pedestrian or non-motorized traffic-related signs.

[PColumbus73]

As if signs in North Myrtle Beach aren't already horrible (see my previous entry) we have this:

https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.820245,-78.668763&spn=0.000516,0.000603&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.820245,-78.668763&panoid=T3eUOsi5pv5XHeqCxR0aig&cbp=12,48.77,,3,2.74


Here is what the sign should look like:


https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.805833,-78.704402&spn=0.000516,0.000603&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=33.805833,-78.704402&panoid=3-PETz2b9PNhCFseMLryOw&cbp=12,25.96,,3,2.53

I would like to nominate North Myrtle Beach, SC as the worst city for road signs.