The Worst of Road Signs

[mrsman]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

They're bad, but for this thread...

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop. Like this!



Again, "Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop."

The first sign is not that bad as its just Clearview.

But the second sign is pretty bad.  It may not meet the "pure suck" that this thread desires, but its pretty ugly.

Also, shame on Caltrans D12 for not placing Los Angeles as a control.  There is PLENTY of room on this sign to sign for both Santa Ana and Los Angeles

[Los Angeles used to be the NB control along the entire freeway starting from Downtown San Diego.  D12 changed it within southern Orange County to Santa Ana.  IMO this change was wrong.  At the very least on the larger signs, you can use both Santa Ana and Los Angeles.]

[Eth]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

If you think this is problematic, then never visit Georgia.

They are phasing those out, if there are any left.

We've been working on it for about 12 years or so now, but at a guess I'd say the old Series D signs still make up probably at least a quarter of what's out there.

[Scott5114]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

The first sign is not that bad as its just Clearview.

Actually, that's chocolate Series C.

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

And that's the infamous 3/4 error. Definitely gross, but all-too-common.

[Brandon]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

They're bad, but for this thread...

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop. Like this!



Again, "Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop."

The first sign is not that bad as its just Clearview.

I've seen the infamous CraIG CoUntY sign up close and personal.  It sure as hell isn't clearview, it's just majorly fucked up.

[Ned Weasel]

I've seen the infamous CraIG CoUntY sign up close and personal.  It sure as hell isn't clearview, it's just majorly fucked up.

I saw it in person at least a couple of times before it got replaced.  I was tempted to take a selfie with it, but I decided against it.

[jeffandnicole]

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

And that's the infamous 3/4 error. Definitely gross, but all-too-common.

It is also slightly off centered, as if the S in Santa was an add-on after the fact.

[jakeroot]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

They're bad, but for this thread...

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop. Like this!



Again, "Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop."

The first sign is not that bad as its just Clearview.

I've seen the infamous CraIG CoUntY sign up close and personal.  It sure as hell isn't clearview, it's just majorly fucked up.

He was referring to the first sign in STLmapboy's post (the "a bit squished" link). Though he did misidentify Series C as Clearview.

[Eth]

Anyone else think the font CA uses on I-5 San Clemente new signs is a bit squished?

The crown jewel  being this sign at the CA-1/I-5 split. The first letter size in particular is agonizing.

They're bad, but for this thread...

Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop. Like this!



Again, "Post the worst, most ineptly put together pieces of crap in your state. Not just "oh, it's in Clearview", "wrong type of shield", or "it's a bubble shield" or anything like that. We're talking pure, unadulterated suck here. Stuff that makes you wonder what they were thinking. Stuff that should only result from a night of binge drinking at the sign shop."

The first sign is not that bad as its just Clearview.

I've seen the infamous CraIG CoUntY sign up close and personal.  It sure as hell isn't clearview, it's just majorly fucked up.

He was referring to the first sign in STLmapboy's post (the "a bit squished" link). Though he did misidentify Series C as Clearview.

Actually you've all misidentified it; it's Series D*. Trust me, as a Georgian, I know what mixed-case Series D on a BGS looks like.



* Well, okay, the lowercase Cs in "Pacific" might be Series C. And that sort of mix-and-match might actually bolster the sign's credibility for this thread...

[Scott5114]

You're right, it is D, not C as I had written (I was uncertain between the two but went with C in my post). However, the spotting guide you made there uses the vanilla FHWA glyphs, versus the chocolate ones the actual sign uses (thus why the "c" doesn't match).

[csw]

Most of the quasi-cutout style markers in Roanoke look pretty good, but there are a few assemblies like this one that really stick out awfully.

[J3ebrules]

Oh look, a rejected US Shield someone picked off the floor at a 1961 meeting on MUTCD revisions!

[KEK Inc.]

What the shit is this?

[hotdogPi]

Looks like a typical unisign. The arrow on the top sign, plus the switching of the destinations, may be atypical, but it doesn't look that bad. I don't really see anything wrong, unless the yield sign is blocked from certain angles.

[formulanone]

Most of the quasi-cutout style markers in Roanoke look pretty good, but there are a few assemblies like this one that really stick out awfully.

Looks like clip art to me.

[Scott5114]

What the shit is this?

Qualifies for thread–what else would cause that arrow to be where it is other than a night of binge-drinking at the sign shop?

That 130 shield looks pretty gross too.

[GaryA]

What the shit is this?

Qualifies for thread–what else would cause that arrow to be where it is other than a night of binge-drinking at the sign shop?

That 130 shield looks pretty gross too.

If you look at the older shapshots in GSV, in 2011 and before (nothing available between 2011 and now), it was a similar sign, but the "San Jose" had a left-pointing arrow (and the same 38 mileage).  So presumably the sign had to be replaced (fire, accident, or any other reason) and they left even the room for the arrow off of the replacement sign.  The older sign also had an even stranger CA-130 sign -- neither that nor the current one are Caltrans-produced, since this isn't Caltrans-maintained.  (GSV here: https://goo.gl/maps/YsdGzebHvo5Sdkby7 , where Mines Rd meets "CA-130")

[Scott5114]

So it's wrong, too? I had assumed since there was no arrow for San Jose that you reached it by turning right as well.

[STLmapboy]

What the shit is this?

Qualifies for thread–what else would cause that arrow to be where it is other than a night of binge-drinking at the sign shop?

That 130 shield looks pretty gross too.

If you look at the older shapshots in GSV, in 2011 and before (nothing available between 2011 and now), it was a similar sign, but the "San Jose" had a left-pointing arrow (and the same 38 mileage).  So presumably the sign had to be replaced (fire, accident, or any other reason) and they left even the room for the arrow off of the replacement sign.  The older sign also had an even stranger CA-130 sign -- neither that nor the current one are Caltrans-produced, since this isn't Caltrans-maintained.  (GSV here: https://goo.gl/maps/YsdGzebHvo5Sdkby7 , where Mines Rd meets "CA-130")

Well currently the SCU Lightning Complex fire is burning that area, so maybe the sign will be replaced again.

[KEK Inc.]

I cropped too much out of the photo.  The sign is at the end of a road at a T junction.  So San Jose is left and Livermore is right. 

[mrsman]

I cropped too much out of the photo.  The sign is at the end of a road at a T junction.  So San Jose is left and Livermore is right.

But with the sign lacking a left arrow near the words "San Jose" many would assume that both Livermore and San Jose are to the right.  This is definitely misleading.

[STLmapboy]

Get a load of this on I-90 near Sioux Falls. The state route sign is below the control cities, but that's not even the worst of it--the state shield is upside down!

[Scott5114]

What is with states not knowing which side of their own state is north lately?

[chays]

Even though this is a temporary construction sign, it is still worthy of this thread IMO. Just south of downtown Orlando, I haven't been able to get a good picture of this so here's a GSV shot.

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5182599,-81.3870197,3a,19y,38.59h,93.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srd2a68TFGugH7b0fPbIP1A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[Scott5114]

That's so bad it looks Photoshopped. But it isn't...

[Max Rockatansky]

What the shit is this?

Qualifies for thread–what else would cause that arrow to be where it is other than a night of binge-drinking at the sign shop?

That 130 shield looks pretty gross too.

If you look at the older shapshots in GSV, in 2011 and before (nothing available between 2011 and now), it was a similar sign, but the "San Jose" had a left-pointing arrow (and the same 38 mileage).  So presumably the sign had to be replaced (fire, accident, or any other reason) and they left even the room for the arrow off of the replacement sign.  The older sign also had an even stranger CA-130 sign -- neither that nor the current one are Caltrans-produced, since this isn't Caltrans-maintained.  (GSV here: https://goo.gl/maps/YsdGzebHvo5Sdkby7 , where Mines Rd meets "CA-130")

Well currently the SCU Lightning Complex fire is burning that area, so maybe the sign will be replaced again.

The real answer is that Santa Clara County signs CA 130 from the end of State Maintenance at the Lick Observatory East on San Antonio Valley Road and Del Puerto Canyon Road to the Merced County Line.  I documented the hell out of those signs on one of my trips to CA 130:

https://www.gribblenation.org/2018/01/california-state-route-130-and-lick.html?m=1