The Worst of Road Signs

[national highway 1]

I think I've also seen a green county road shield somewhere in Bayfield County as well, but I can't remember exactly where at the moment.

old US-2 alignment.

It looks alright as a whole, but really, it just looks like a mini gore point sign.

[CentralCAroadgeek]

Oh, where can I even start about this sign? It's just so freaking ugly. And the sad part is, this replaced an actually decent, mixed-case Highway Gothic sign. Not sure as to why they replaced it.

[on_wisconsin]

Fitchburg (WI)'s  idea of what a roundabout sign looks like:

[Scott5114]

CAUTION GLOBES AHEAD

[Central Avenue]

...Does the roundabout really only have two legs?

[NE2]

Four legs are fine and all, but two legs are better.

[Scott5114]

Four legs are fine and all, but two legs are better.

FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD

[Darkchylde]

Four legs are fine and all, but two legs are better.

FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD

I worry about you people sometimes...

[mightyace]

Four legs are fine and all, but two legs are better.

FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD

All signs are equal but some are more equal than others.

[Takumi]

2009. Still there today.

[NE2]

Four legs are fine and all, but two legs are better.

FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD

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

[Brandon]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

[PurdueBill]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

Geez--everything is Clearview there--even the ILLINOIS text in the shield, even the advisory speed sign.  That belongs in the "how not to do Clearview" gallery on FHWA's web site.
The twisted side of me says "keep this up, fellas".....so that maybe FHWA will see one really-bad Clearview assembly too many and just yank its interim approval.  Seriously, if users aren't going to use it right, they shouldn't be allowed to use it.

The arrow on the right-hand BGS looks wrong too.  Is it undersized, not properly tapered, or both?

adding: the white border around the lower-right yellow field is special too.

[Alps]

The arrow on the right-hand BGS looks wrong too.  Is it undersized, not properly tapered, or both?

It's a Clearview arrow.

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Actually, it MIGHT be a Type D instead of a Type A, hard to tell.

[national highway 1]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

Well it's not as bad as those Clearview I-10 shields in Baton Rouge...

[Stratuscaster]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

At least they put "ILLINOIS" back in the shield. For the longest time, it was just a square with no state name for the exits at IL-31, IL-25, and IL-59.

[mcdonaat]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

Well it's not as bad as those Clearview I-10 shields in Baton Rouge...

Really?? I was driving around Baton Rouge thinking that they just messed up the numbers. After all, traffic is backed up at the 70/72 split, with 770 traffic coming to a slowdown at the stack interchange with US 790 and 67. The 1's look EXACTLY like 7's. And just so everyone is calm about the Clearview Parkway shield mess-up, the black-on-green shield for LA 47 is a contractor decision. The Pineville Expressway has Clearview font, FWHA Series D route markers.

[kphoger]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

At least they put "ILLINOIS" back in the shield. For the longest time, it was just a square with no state name for the exits at IL-31, IL-25, and IL-59.

Isn't that the case on I-90 as well, also near the river?

[hbelkins]

CAUTION GLOBES AHEAD

If it was a globe, wouldn't it be tilted?

[Special K]

CAUTION GLOBES AHEAD

If it was a globe, wouldn't it be tilted?

Depends on your perspective.

[Scott5114]

CAUTION GLOBES AHEAD

If it was a globe, wouldn't it be tilted?

CAUTION BADLY DESIGNED GLOBES AHEAD

[vtk]

There are a couple of all-Clearview speed limit signs on US 33 (Riverside Dr) WB in Upper Arlington, OH. If I go past today I'll try to remember to get a photo, but I think it's basically standard except for using 5B 3B or 4B instead of E.  I'm not even sure I'd call it "worst", personally, but I'm afraid to crack open the monolithic Clearview thread...

Edit: picture now

Riverside Dr NB (US 33 WB) between Club Rd and Cambridge Blvd / Trabue Rd

[Stratuscaster]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

At least they put "ILLINOIS" back in the shield. For the longest time, it was just a square with no state name for the exits at IL-31, IL-25, and IL-59.

Isn't that the case on I-90 as well, also near the river?

That picture, I believe, IS from I-90. Westbound, west of the Fox River Bridge.

[Brandon]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

At least they put "ILLINOIS" back in the shield. For the longest time, it was just a square with no state name for the exits at IL-31, IL-25, and IL-59.

Isn't that the case on I-90 as well, also near the river?

That picture, I believe, IS from I-90. Westbound, west of the Fox River Bridge.

And you'd be right.  It's just before the Elgin cashbox (old slang for a toll plaza) at Illinois 31.

[kphoger]

Clearview route numbers, anyone?

At least they put "ILLINOIS" back in the shield. For the longest time, it was just a square with no state name for the exits at IL-31, IL-25, and IL-59.

Isn't that the case on I-90 as well, also near the river?

That picture, I believe, IS from I-90. Westbound, west of the Fox River Bridge.

And you'd be right.  It's just before the Elgin cashbox (old slang for a toll plaza) at Illinois 31.

My bad!  I saw a tollbooth by Route 31, and I immediately thought of I-88.