Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[1995hoo]

If there's a female in your seat, then flashing the other driver.  Then, after their shock wears off, have her hold up a sign that says [YOUR BLINKER IS FLASHING TOO].

14 JAN 2026

What's the best way to alert a nearby driver to the fact that he or she has inadvertently left a turn signal on?

The object of this thread was to post the worst possible answer, not the best.

[kphoger]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

[Mav94]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Build a 4-lane bypass around the entire park.

[JayhawkCO]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Decommission US20.

[kphoger]

Build a 4-lane bypass around the entire park.

Something like this routing could work.

[kphoger]

Abolish Yellowstone National Park, then commission the routes through the ex-park as US-20, US-20S, and US-20N.

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Turn it into an Interstate, because Interstates don't have gaps through parks.

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

[Big John]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Build a tunnel under the park.

[1995hoo]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Engage in fracking in Yellowstone so as to trigger an earthquake that could then lead to the supervolcano erupting. US-20's gap would then be the least of anyone's concerns.

[The_Ginger]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Combine all of these ideas, creating an Interstate 120 (named for US 20) that multiplexes into four routes.

I-120S will run as a 6-lane tunnel under the park.
I-120N will run as a high bridge over the park.
I-120E will run as the Yellowstone Eastern Bypass.
I-120W will run as the Yellowstone Western Bypass.

To avoid confusion, US 20 will not run concurrent with any of these routes, and instead have a gap through Yellowstone National Park.

[TheCatalyst31]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Build a trebuchet to launch cars over the park.

[kphoger]

Engage in fracking in Yellowstone so as to trigger an earthquake that could then lead to the supervolcano erupting. US-20's gap would then be the least of anyone's concerns.

Solve the problem by creating an even bigger problem.  Interesting, creative approach...

Combine all of these ideas, creating an Interstate 120 (named for US 20) that multiplexes into four routes.

I-120S will run as a 6-lane tunnel under the park.
I-120N will run as a high bridge over the park.
I-120E will run as the Yellowstone Eastern Bypass.
I-120W will run as the Yellowstone Western Bypass.

To avoid confusion, US 20 will not run concurrent with any of these routes, and instead have a gap through Yellowstone National Park.

You're going to fit in just fine here on the forum.

[Mav94]

Build a 4-lane bypass around the entire park.

Something like this routing could work.

Exactly! This gap is nothing that 1,400 miles of freeway can't fix!

[GaryV]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

I'd suggest a bridge, so someone could complain about the lack of collision avoidance and they'd need to import tropical marine mammals protect it.

[MikeTheActuary]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Renumber US 20 west of Yellowstone as "US 20W", and east of Yellowstone as "US 20E".   Then there would be no gap in US 20.

[kphoger]

Renumber US 20 west of Yellowstone as "US 20W", and east of Yellowstone as "US 20E".  Then there would be no gap in US 20.

Renumber US 20 west of Yellowstone as "US 699", and east of Yellowstone as "US 699".  Then there would be no gap in US 20.

[xonhulu]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Start US 20 at Yellowstone's East Entrance running east to Boston, build a trans-Atlantic bridge to continental Europe, continue US 20 across Eurasia (pulling a Greenland wherever necessary to acquire the right-of-way), build a trans-Pacific bridge to Newport, Oregon, then resume US 20 to its terminus in West Yellowstone. Gap removed.

[Max Rockatansky]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

Helicopter graphing hook sky ferry service out of West Yellowstone.

[PColumbus73]

15 JAN 2026

Propose a solution to US-20's Yellowstone gap.

A 150 MPH Freeway where cars are synced together with AI or something

[vdeane]

Solve the problem by creating an even bigger problem.  Interesting, creative approach...

Hey, it works!

[kphoger]

build a trans-Atlantic bridge to continental Europe

I fear to even ask the question, but is that the first time that's actually been suggested on the forum?

[Max Rockatansky]

build a trans-Atlantic bridge to continental Europe

I fear to even ask the question, but is that the first time that's actually been suggested on the forum?

Unless I missed, our lord and Owl has not.  Coat to Cost mostly is a west coast thing.

[kphoger]

16 JAN 2026

What US state should adopt bilingual highway signage, and which language should be added?

[hotdogPi]

16 JAN 2026

What US state should adopt bilingual highway signage, and which language should be added?

Indiana and Hindi.

[kphoger]

Florida
Inuit Sign Language

16 JAN 2026

What US state should adopt bilingual highway signage, and which language should be added?

[Max Rockatansky]

16 JAN 2026

What US state should adopt bilingual highway signage, and which language should be added?

California should adopt Alanuguese given the close proximity to neighboring Alanland.