The Worst of Road Signs

[hotdogPi]

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

[NoGoodNamesAvailable]

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

The spacing and alphabet series also look off to me, but I may just be being hypersensitive.

[MCRoads]

The right panel is another ODOT special. The more you look at it the worse it gets.

What I noticed:
1. Wrong Arrow
2. Arrow appears to be skewed?
3. Univ O f Okla
4. Lindsey Street appears to have been mounted on a slight decline.
5. The word EXIT is way to small on the main part of the sign, and likely isn't needed anyways.

Email Action Safety, not ODOT. ODOT contracts them for almost all the new overheads.

(Off topic rant)

Although I would like to point out that because of this, most new signs are of a lot better quality. Also, Oklahoma found out about APLs, and I have unnoffical info that lots are comming. (Like Shields and 35 is getting redone soon.) Am I the only one noticing ODOT is going throu a "gotta put a whole lot of new and shiny road stuff, cause our roads are too simple"  phase? My mom hates how ODOT has SPUIs now, and she doesn't know how to use them. She hasn't descovered the DDI or the CFI yet, lol.

[UCFKnights]

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

The spacing and alphabet series also look off to me, but I may just be being hypersensitive.

And there's 3 different types of corners on the sign.

[Mergingtraffic]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

[jakeroot]

https://media1.fdncms.com/orlando/imager/u/original/12690788/screen_shot_2018-04-13_at_11.53.31_am.png

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

The spacing and alphabet series also look off to me, but I may just be being hypersensitive.

And there's 3 different types of corners on the sign.

HAHAHA that's definitely my favorite bit! Didn't notice that before.

[adventurernumber1]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Who knew a sign could be in both the "best" and "worst" categories of road signs at the same time!   

That button copy rocks, but that overlay really does suck.   

[freebrickproductions]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Who knew a sign could be in both the "best" and "worst" categories of road signs at the same time!   

That button copy rocks, but that overlay really does suck.   

I love how the "North" cardinal is clearly written on there in marker.

https://media1.fdncms.com/orlando/imager/u/original/12690788/screen_shot_2018-04-13_at_11.53.31_am.png

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

The spacing and alphabet series also look off to me, but I may just be being hypersensitive.

And there's 3 different types of corners on the sign.

HAHAHA that's definitely my favorite bit! Didn't notice that before.

I'm pretty sure even OKDOT would've done a better job in making that sign...

[MNHighwayMan]

I'm pretty sure even OKDOT would've done a better job in making that sign...

That is not a bet I would put money on.

[Scott5114]

Email Action Safety, not ODOT. ODOT contracts them for almost all the new overheads.

This project was done by Sherwood Construction, although I am not sure if they provided the signs too.

Although I would like to point out that because of this, most new signs are of a lot better quality. Also, Oklahoma found out about APLs, and I have unnoffical info that lots are comming. (Like Shields and 35 is getting redone soon.)

Shields and I-35 is planned to get stippled-arrow diagrammatics, not APLs, unless a change order went through that I'm not aware of. Although the plans are quite well-done, it remains to be seen whether the actual fabrication is done right.

Am I the only one noticing ODOT is going throu a "gotta put a whole lot of new and shiny road stuff, cause our roads are too simple"  phase?

Part of this is undoubtedly due to the departure of long-time ODOT director Gary Ridley. Seems like Mike Patterson wants to shake things up a little bit. That tends to happens when there's a change in management.

[Occidental Tourist]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

[hotdogPi]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

[Occidental Tourist]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

I can't figure it out.  It's an off-ramp from an interstate to CT 69. I'd say it's one of the two intersections where 69 meets I-95, but it looks like 95 is fairly consistently signed north-south rather that east-west through Connecticut, so I'm stumped.

[spooky]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

I can't figure it out.  It's an off-ramp from an interstate to CT 69. I'd say it's one of the two intersections where 69 meets I-95, but it looks like 95 is fairly consistently signed north-south rather that east-west through Connecticut, so I'm stumped.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5423916,-73.024681,3a,75y,137.44h,93.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sg_a7YGW74CXyw-OPDqXSPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Waterubry, off I-84.

[RobbieL2415]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

I can't figure it out.  It's an off-ramp from an interstate to CT 69. I'd say it's one of the two intersections where 69 meets I-95, but it looks like 95 is fairly consistently signed north-south rather that east-west through Connecticut, so I'm stumped.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5423916,-73.024681,3a,75y,137.44h,93.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sg_a7YGW74CXyw-OPDqXSPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Waterubry, off I-84.

And it will probably be gone once the realignment + add-a-lane project is complete.

[hockeyjohn]

It looks like a winner for "Best Use of Duct Tape" in a BGS, though.

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

I can't figure it out.  It's an off-ramp from an interstate to CT 69. I'd say it's one of the two intersections where 69 meets I-95, but it looks like 95 is fairly consistently signed north-south rather that east-west through Connecticut, so I'm stumped.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5423916,-73.024681,3a,75y,137.44h,93.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sg_a7YGW74CXyw-OPDqXSPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Waterubry, off I-84.

And it will probably be gone once the realignment + add-a-lane project is complete.

[Occidental Tourist]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

Where is this?

Somewhere in Connecticut, but I'm not exactly sure.

I can't figure it out.  It's an off-ramp from an interstate to CT 69. I'd say it's one of the two intersections where 69 meets I-95, but it looks like 95 is fairly consistently signed north-south rather that east-west through Connecticut, so I'm stumped.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5423916,-73.024681,3a,75y,137.44h,93.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sg_a7YGW74CXyw-OPDqXSPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Waterubry, off I-84.

Thanks!

[KEVIN_224]

I-84 East in Waterbury, at the western end of the current construction zone. Heading east, you've just past the Brass Mill Center Mall which was on the left.

[Brandon]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

WTF was wrong with just some greenout on the "S" in "LANES"?

[hotdogPi]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

WTF was wrong with just some greenout on the "S" in "LANES"?

It's a CT 69 shield covering an I-84 shield.

[adventurernumber1]

Best for non-reflective button copy and worst for the crappy overlay.

WTF was wrong with just some greenout on the "S" in "LANES"?

It's a CT 69 shield covering an I-84 shield.

I can also detect what was seemingly an "EAST" cardinal direction that was covered up as well.

[Android]

I-4 in Orlando as part of the Ultimate redo project. I hope its temporary lol

The spelling, the covering up, or both?

The spacing and alphabet series also look off to me, but I may just be being hypersensitive.

And there's 3 different types of corners on the sign.

Oh lordie, Mixed Corners.... that's the kind of arcane detail that I feel like I'm the only one that ever spots, but I totally missed it here. Hahaha. 

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Ladies and Gentlemen... today is a very sad day for this forum... the craIG county sign is no more... Big Rig Steve has just passed past the location of the mythical sign, and it has been replaced:


RIP craIG county... it will be known from now on as Craig County OK (there's another Craig County in VA).

[hotdogPi]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

[formulanone]

Since Craig County is gone, I nominate this as the new absolute worst:

I want to believe it was designed by children in a "new route shield contest", due to the lack of resemblance to anything in time and space, and that it's a complete one-off on a county road.

But yeah, I had to see it for myself...It was installed in 2009.