New Jersey Turnpike-Goodbye Neon Signs!

[relaxok]

Oh, those are pretty nice.

Looks similar to BGS fonts?

[Roadgeek Adam]

That matches the one on the Parkway southbound between Exits 131 and 135.

[SteveG1988]

I have seen those signs at night, they are quite visible...and they actually are bright enough to be seen during the day. The colors actually do draw your attention to them since you are not used to them being in color, and the colors will clue you into whats wrong. For example if it has a nice bright yellow behind it, you will look up to see a warning. Or if it has a red you will also look up to see whats stopping traffic. The neon signs are cool, hopefully a few are left here and there as they do serve a purpose that way. but replace some with the new LED based ones to allow for more information to be given out to motorists. I also hope they keep the split vane based speed limit signs, maybe install a newer one since they do have a failsafe option of displaying any speed limit last put on them.

Or have a sign at the enterances saying Speed Limit 65 Unless Otherwise Posted. that way you can have a blanket limit for the road, and when it does drop down the signs will say the new speed.

[froggie]

to allow for more information to be given out to motorists

Exactly why the neon signs have to go...

[SteveG1988]

Froggie, I am saying use a combo of them, for example have the big neon ones between new VMS signs, the main VMS signs serve as the main info, the Neon ones serve as reminders to reduce speed.

[froggie]

With new VMS, there's no need to keep the neon signs.  They're already outdated now and would be even more useless after the new system is installed.

[cpzilliacus]

With new VMS, there's no need to keep the neon signs.  They're already outdated now and would be even more useless after the new system is installed.

Adam, I strongly agree. 

Even though the neon VMS units on the N.J. Turnpike are "cool," they are clearly obsolete. 

And state-of-the-art VMS units (like the ones used by MdTA on I-95 at the approaches to the Fort McHenry Tunnel) are very visible even in bright sunshine.