Department of Redundancy Department

[spooky]

Cross-post from Unique Signs:

I like the big loopy arrow on this one at the end of I-295 in Massachusetts:

Apparently this is a dangerous curve!

This ramp, which is from I-295 north to I-95 north in Attleboro (MA), has one of the highest incidences of truck rollovers in the entire state.  So, yah, I'd say it's a dangerous curve.

Are there any plans to modify/reconfigure this interchange?

As of right now, no. The only other project along I-95 is construction in Canton.

It looks like there’s plenty of ROW and favorable angles to simply turn the interchange into a more gradual left-sweeping ramp.

indeed.
https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/HighlightedProjects/cantoninterchange.aspx

That project is for a different death ramp.  The ramp in the photo is I-295 and I-95 in Attleboro, not Canton.

d'oh! I corrected my earlier post.

[SidS1045]

There's orange barrels in the distance, meaning that this might've been extended.

It means no such thing.  The on-ramps to I-295 from both sides of I-95 are being re-aligned to eliminate, as much as possible, some very sharp turns.

But yes, that interchange should have been designed differently, particularly the ramps between I-295N and I-95N.  On I-95N the two ramps are in direct conflict and cause quite a few accidents, in similar fashion to the mess at the I-93/I-95 cloverleaf in Reading and Woburn.

[Mr. Matté]

Note the one area where you can stop or stand

[paulthemapguy]

Here's something I found in Crete, IL:

What do you need a school speed limit for if the regular speed is already 20mph?


2016-07-02_12-05-05 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[kkt]

Here's something I found in Crete, IL:

What do you need a school speed limit for if the regular speed is already 20mph?


2016-07-02_12-05-05 by Paul Drives, on Flickr

Maybe higher fines?

[jbnv]

What do you need a school speed limit for if the regular speed is already 20mph?

Maybe higher fines?

Ding ding ding.

[opspe]

https://goo.gl/maps/x99cHgwdQUJ2

Though, to be pedantic, this isn't quite as bad as it appears.  The white speed tab on top is technically a speed limit, not an advisory speed (as with the yellow tab below).  Noneless, having both mounted on the same pole is pretty bad.

[jbnv]

I'm not sure what the address of this house is.

[noelbotevera]

I'm not sure what the address of this house is.

I'm also not sure if the mailbox can be seen.

[countysigns]

http://tinyurl.com/z6v5cte

I think this is State Route 51.  This beaut has been standing for 5+ years now.
Oh, and State Route 51 should be posted NORTH/SOUTH here instead of EAST/WEST.

[UCFKnights]

I'm not sure what the address of this house is.

I bet the mailman is still putting someone else's mail in it lol

[Mr. Matté]

I'm not sure what the address of this house is.

Reminds me of a snippet from a Jay Leno "Headlines" segment:



WHICH HOUSE IS ON FIRE?!?!?
https://youtu.be/EGpZgZC8bD4?t=121

[vtk]

Makes a great gift for those hard-to-shop-for people!

[noelbotevera]

I'm not sure if I can turn left here.

[epzik8]

I was going to post this on The Worst of Road Signs before I remembered that this thread exists. The sign is still there, as well.

I go down this way every year on my way to Myrtle Beach. I hate that sign.

[sparker]

Re the "57564" mailbox:  if his UPS driver is anything like the ones that service my business, he'll need at least three more large and noticeable numbers to assure consistent delivery!

[JCinSummerfield]

I was going to post this on The Worst of Road Signs before I remembered that this thread exists. The sign is still there, as well.

I go down this way every year on my way to Myrtle Beach. I hate that sign.

Maybe they don't want you to think you're in Michigan!

[paulthemapguy]

Thought I'd mention here that on all highways maintained by Kankakee County Illinois, the start of each striped no-passing zone hosts BOTH a "No Passing Zone" pennant and a white "Do Not Pass" sign. 

A couple GSV examples:
https://goo.gl/maps/TxL3u5u8VZL2
https://goo.gl/maps/Q4LnkM5wVmr
https://goo.gl/maps/gncKPEnFgq92

[kphoger]

Thought I'd mention here that on all highways maintained by Kankakee County Illinois, the start of each striped no-passing zone hosts BOTH a "No Passing Zone" pennant and a white "Do Not Pass" sign. 

A couple GSV examples:
https://goo.gl/maps/TxL3u5u8VZL2
https://goo.gl/maps/Q4LnkM5wVmr
https://goo.gl/maps/gncKPEnFgq92

If it were up to me, all no passing zones would be signed this way.

[thenetwork]

Thought I'd mention here that on all highways maintained by Kankakee County Illinois, the start of each striped no-passing zone hosts BOTH a "No Passing Zone" pennant and a white "Do Not Pass" sign. 

IIRC, that was how No Passing Zones were to be originally signed back in the early 70s, when the yellow pennant sign was introduced.  So if you were stuck behind a big, slow vehicle and you started to make your move to pass, the pennant served as the Do Not Pass sign for the opposing lane, and it could be seen better from a distance than a black-on-white Do Not Pass sign.

Michigan used to be good at signing No Passing Zones this way as well.

[roadfro]

Thought I'd mention here that on all highways maintained by Kankakee County Illinois, the start of each striped no-passing zone hosts BOTH a "No Passing Zone" pennant and a white "Do Not Pass" sign. 

A couple GSV examples:
https://goo.gl/maps/TxL3u5u8VZL2
https://goo.gl/maps/Q4LnkM5wVmr
https://goo.gl/maps/gncKPEnFgq92

If it were up to me, all no passing zones would be signed this way.

Before this post, I thought this was the way it was supposed to be signed (as it's the only way I'd ever personally seen it done).

2009 MUTCD indicates that the use of either the "Do Not Pass" sign or the "No Passing Zone" pennant are optional. The pennant, however, must be accompanied by either double yellow lines or the other sign.

[7/8]

I found this today at the Holland Mills Rd Bridge in New Hamburg, ON. It appears they bolted a "Maximum 3t" sign on top of an old weight limit sign, but you can still see "tonnes" written at the bottom.

So now it reads "Maximum 3t tonnes"

[freebrickproductions]

Near Gallatin, TN:
No Left Turns, No Thru Traffic, Right Turn Only by freebrickproductions, on Flickr

In their defense though, it appears that the intersection had been redone recently.

[roadfro]

^ Interestingly, the "No thru traffic" sign has the arrow on top of the red prohibitive slash. It should be below, as in the "no left turn" sign.

[national highway 1]

Found this photo posted by hbelkins in the Sine Salad thread:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7573.msg2154551#msg2154551