The Worst of Road Signs

[Zeffy]

Saw this on MSN now today. Florida is not misspelled once, but twice! The good news? They offered a free replacement.

[formulanone]

Maybe they'll leave it up when I go to Jacksonivlle in two weeks...

[agentsteel53]

are you saying they are replacing the entire sign because of two typos?  that fix can be made for about $500: two patches and the labor to install them.  an entire assembly with lights, which is well into the ten thousand range, is not needed!

[silverback1065]

are you saying they are replacing the entire sign because of two typos?  that fix can be made for about $500: two patches and the labor to install them.  an entire assembly with lights, which is well into the ten thousand range, is not needed!

It's free according to the previous poster

[agentsteel53]

It's free according to the previous poster

then the company providing the replacement is astonishingly inefficient.

someone's gotta pay for it, one way or the other.

[Zeffy]

Here's a quote from the article: (source: http://now.msn.com/florida-road-sign-to-university-and-college-misspelt-twice )

Oh, Florida. You know we love you, but you just keep leaving yourself wide open. The folks at The Florida Department of Transportation are probably shaking their heads right now after a pitiable double derp on a road sign pointing to, of all things, a university and a college. Intended for the intersection of J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95, the sign reads: "Univ of North Flordia" and "Flordia State College." Apparently, the screw-up was down to the sign manufacturer, who obviously had something better to do that day than, you know, making signs. The company has promised to fix it up for free.

[Alps]

Series D in DE is technically in error.

or just older:




I think, though, that those are both Delaware Custom D, not Federal D.

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

[agentsteel53]

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

isn't one of these still floating around?



ask Alex where they are 

[Avalanchez71]

From the super lazy department, I give you a horrible sign in Nashville, TN that would make anybody's heads explode:
http://goo.gl/maps/z2eJt

And it's sibling across the street is just as bad:
http://goo.gl/maps/onNGb

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+TN&hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

[Alps]

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

isn't one of these still floating around?

ask Alex where they are 

Err, I didn't mean the DEL circles, of which I've seen a couple. I meant the 273s.

[agentsteel53]

as much as I dislike them, they've been used since the beginning of route numbers.  got plenty of photos of this kind of thing dating as far back as the 20s.

[Avalanchez71]

This one is on US 31 south at the junction of US 31, US 43, US 412 and BUSINESS US 412.

[Alex]

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

isn't one of these still floating around?

ask Alex where they are 

Err, I didn't mean the DEL circles, of which I've seen a couple. I meant the 273s.

Lou and I photographed the one in New Castle in 2005 (Chestnut Street west at DE 9 in New Castle). The assembly in Newark was on Academy Street northbound ahead of Delaware Avenue and photographed in 2004. Likely both are still there, though the Newark renumbering will likely kill the Newark one (which was never updated to reflect the DE 2 Business designation).

Another was located on East Main Street in Newark, but long gone now:

[vtk]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

[Alps]

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

isn't one of these still floating around?

ask Alex where they are 

Err, I didn't mean the DEL circles, of which I've seen a couple. I meant the 273s.

Lou and I photographed the one in New Castle in 2005 (Chestnut Street west at DE 9 in New Castle). The assembly in Newark was on Academy Street northbound ahead of Delaware Avenue and photographed in 2004. Likely both are still there, though the Newark renumbering will likely kill the Newark one (which was never updated to reflect the DE 2 Business designation).

The Academy St. one is gone per Google Maps. No surprise, a lot of changes in that area.

[Avalanchez71]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

[Avalanchez71]

as much as I dislike them, they've been used since the beginning of route numbers.  got plenty of photos of this kind of thing dating as far back as the 20s.

That sign does do any good.  10 doesn't even go near Bozeman.  It goes to ND but not to Bozeman.

[NE2]

Trying to keep from yawning...

[elsmere241]

Err, I didn't mean the DEL circles, of which I've seen a couple. I meant the 273s.

There was at least one in western Newark in my old neighborhood.  I don't know if it's still there.  I do know there used to be a lot more around Newark than there are now.

Delaware Custom D has been spied on a few DE 4 shields as well - that explains why they looked off. Also, I've never seen an old DE circle. Tell me these are still around.

isn't one of these still floating around?

ask Alex where they are 

Err, I didn't mean the DEL circles, of which I've seen a couple. I meant the 273s.

Lou and I photographed the one in New Castle in 2005 (Chestnut Street west at DE 9 in New Castle). The assembly in Newark was on Academy Street northbound ahead of Delaware Avenue and photographed in 2004. Likely both are still there, though the Newark renumbering will likely kill the Newark one (which was never updated to reflect the DE 2 Business designation).

The Academy St. one is gone per Google Maps. No surprise, a lot of changes in that area.

I can remember there being plenty of DE 896 shields like that when I first moved to Newark in 1982.  I also remember seeing a few square state shields in Wilmington.

[hbelkins]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

Just three years ago, this is what was there:

[rickmastfan67]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

Let us know if you get a response!  I'd be interested to hear what they say.  All I know is that if it was me driving in that area, that is almost way too small to figure out what route goes where!  Especially at speed. Only way to read something like that is if you're stopped completely.

[Avalanchez71]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

Let us know if you get a response!  I'd be interested to hear what they say.  All I know is that if it was me driving in that area, that is almost way too small to figure out what route goes where!  Especially at speed. Only way to read something like that is if you're stopped completely.

That is about verbatim what I wrote in the email.  I will keep y'all posted.

[kurumi]

These bastards are popping up in Tennessee.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.636921,-87.016847&spn=0.007612,0.016512&sll=36.159213,-86.782293&sspn=0.007597,0.016512&oq=nashville+hwy+&hnear=Nashville+Hwy,+Columbia,+Tennessee+38401&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=35.636846,-87.016904&panoid=9gmRgbpa-pmiUIOsLB1Urw&cbp=12,248.37,,1,0

Fixed it for you.  Or, rather, for mobile device users.  See also: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5716.0

Thanks.  I just emailed TDOT over these and then I also cc the email over the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee to see what is the deal with these bastards.

Just three years ago, this is what was there:

That's the only reason I took a detour to Columbia in 2010. Glad I got in before the change; I would have been furious. (My photo, on 412 WB: http://www.flickr.com/photos/therealkurumi/5232317292/in/set-72157625403354483)

[Avalanchez71]

Mmm Shipley Donuts

[kphoger]

Definitely not standard ALTO signs:
http://goo.gl/maps/ROfBa