Vandalized signs

[roadfro]

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Just spray paint near markings that don't block any important information, but kinda funny to me. And now that I see the first picture, the yield line should be behind the crosswalk markings.

Not necessarily vandalism, since the road looks freshly refinished. Contractors in Nevada often use white spray paint to indicate where certain road features go, such as a "pilot line" that is used to lay out where the lane lines go so the paint truck can apply lines appropriately. The yield markings are often referred to as "shark's teeth", so this marking could have been that indication of where to apply the triangles.

[thenetwork]

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Just spray paint near markings that don't block any important information, but kinda funny to me. And now that I see the first picture, the yield line should be behind the crosswalk markings.

Not necessarily vandalism, since the road looks freshly refinished. Contractors in Nevada often use white spray paint to indicate where certain road features go, such as a "pilot line" that is used to lay out where the lane lines go so the paint truck can apply lines appropriately. The yield markings are often referred to as "shark's teeth", so this marking could have been that indication of where to apply the triangles.

I agree (X gets the square...)  If you look closely, the shark teeth were painted on top of the word SHARK, barely touching the "S" and definitely over the left half of the "R".

What would be funny if someone painted some red blotches and a chalk outline of a body on the pavement just before the teeth to indicate a shark victim...

[Alex]

Just posted this one on the main site, 2006 in Miami:



The same signs are still up today and you can see where they scoured the surface to remove the graffiti.

[formulanone]

Ah, so that explains why some of those BGS' are tricky to read at night:

Granted, the human eye will usually do a better job of perceiving light at night.

[The Nature Boy]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

[adventurernumber1]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

Apparently the vandalizers are from South Carolina  (not being serious), but seriously look at the "S C" on the overpass in the right side of the picture. 

[Big John]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

Shouldn't that sign be yellow as it is more a warning than a guide sign?

[SidS1045]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

Shouldn't that sign be yellow as it is more a warning than a guide sign?

This is a DCR (formerly MDC) road.  Signage > them.

[WNYroadgeek]

From my alma mater:



(OK, it's not actually a road sign, but meh)

[formulanone]

What is the meaning of a "reverse curve" if traffic is moving forward?

[Zeffy]

From my alma mater:



(OK, it's not actually a road sign, but meh)

That is awesome, regardless.

[Big John]

What is the meaning of a "reverse curve" if traffic is moving forward?

A curve that turns left then immediately followed by a curve that turns right, or vice versa.

[formulanone]

A curve that turns left then immediately followed by a curve that turns right, or vice versa.

Never heard of that term before...Always thought of them as an S-curve/bend (or "ess"). I guess that's a really old sign, then?

[roadfro]

A curve that turns left then immediately followed by a curve that turns right, or vice versa.

Never heard of that term before...Always thought of them as an S-curve/bend (or "ess"). I guess that's a really old sign, then?

Reverse curve is more of an engineering term for an S-curve.

[jakeroot]

A curve that turns left then immediately followed by a curve that turns right, or vice versa.

Never heard of that term before...Always thought of them as an S-curve/bend (or "ess"). I guess that's a really old sign, then?

Reverse curve is more of an engineering term for an S-curve.

How unhelpful for the vast majority of the population.

[SidS1045]

How unhelpful for the vast majority of the population.

It was perfectly understood by Massachusetts drivers.  That was a standard Massachusetts sign for decades, until relatively recently when the S-curve symbol sign replaced it.

[jakeroot]

How unhelpful for the vast majority of the population.

It was perfectly understood by Massachusetts drivers.  That was a standard Massachusetts sign for decades, until relatively recently when the S-curve symbol sign replaced it.

Warning signs exist to warn drivers not from the area that an obstacle is ahead. Drivers not from the area probably don't understand "Reverse Curve".

[Pete from Boston]

How unhelpful for the vast majority of the population.

It was perfectly understood by Massachusetts drivers.  That was a standard Massachusetts sign for decades, until relatively recently when the S-curve symbol sign replaced it.

Warning signs exist to warn drivers not from the area that an obstacle is ahead. Drivers not from the area probably don't understand "Reverse Curve".

It means "evruc."

I drove plenty of out-of-towners past that sign who asked me what it meant.  There's not a clear intuitive meaning to that phrase, even if it makes sense in hindsight.

[roadman]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

Shouldn't that sign be yellow as it is more a warning than a guide sign?

Installed when the road was bulit in the 1950s - white on green was used for nearly all signs on Storrow Drive at that time.  And the sign had been modified by taggers to read "Reverse the Curse" every time the Red Sox had hopes of even reaching the playoffs.

After the Sox won the 2004 World Series, then Governor Mitt Romney had the sign removed.  It was auctioned off and the proceeds went to the Jimmy Fund (the Red Sox's charity that supports childhood cancer research).

[roadfro]

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet:



On Storrow Drive in Boston before the Sox won the World Series.

Shouldn't that sign be yellow as it is more a warning than a guide sign?

Installed when the road was bulit in the 1950s - white on green was used for nearly all signs on Storrow Drive at that time.  And the sign had been modified by taggers to read "Reverse the Curse" every time the Red Sox had hopes of even reaching the playoffs.

After the Sox won the 2004 World Series, then Governor Mitt Romney had the sign removed.  It was auctioned off and the proceeds went to the Jimmy Fund (the Red Sox's charity that supports childhood cancer research).

That's actually a pretty clever use of the sign, both by the taggers and by the governor.

[Scott5114]

Can't tell whether this was physical vandalism or Photoshop.


I'm pretty sure it originally said "Bobbs Lake" though.

[Zeffy]

^ That second O in Boobs looks very... suspicious. It doesn't look as smooth as the O before it.

[Scott5114]

Yes, compare it to the "b" just after it, and the glyph looks nearly identical.

[adventurernumber1]

Yeah, that second "o" was probably originally a "b". I can tell. Someone could've just found a way to erase the top part of it, and the bottom left corner of it.

[Scott5114]

If it was direct-applied copy, it would be pretty trivial to achieve that with a box cutter.