Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

6/16/2026

Maryland has US 40 Scenic. Where should there be other 'scenic' US / State / Interstate routes?

Scenic I-55, Scenic US 40, and Scenis US 50 in IL.

[TheCatalyst31]

6/16/2026

Maryland has US 40 Scenic. Where should there be other 'scenic' US / State / Interstate routes?

IN 912 should be Scenic US 12. Come for the scenery, stay for the pleasant aromas.

[Scott5114]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

[NE2]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Legal concerns.

[MikeTheActuary]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Because clinching secret highways is a pastime best reserved for the truly elite, rather than the hoi polloi.

[The_Ginger]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

They are; a person just needs to clinch 100% of the state (or equivalent)'s highway system to unlock them, along with a special cutscene.

[kphoger]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

They are, but they're invisible.  Duh.

[formulanone]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

We've got our country's 250th anniversary to plan, a website to arrange, Cloudflare to murder, and Alanland to frame for it; we're swamped!

[JayhawkCO]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Can't guarantee they're over 18.

[Big John]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Because they didn't sign a contract to be included.

[kphoger]

Can't guarantee they're over 18.

And that's a bad answer because all the unsigned Interstates are over 100.

[cockroachking]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

There is a glitch in the site update program that automatically deletes all of the unsigned routes.

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unsigned int routes = 0;
unsigned int points = 0;
unsigned int segments = 0;

[JayhawkCO]

Can't guarantee they're over 18.

And that's a bad answer because all the unsigned Interstates are over 100.

Which is a bad answer because unsigned interstates are in Travel Mapping.

[kphoger]

Wait.  I take it back.  Alaska and Puerto Rico have unsigned Interstates that aren't over 18.

[Sapphuby]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Because the Google Maps car probably already got to it first, so there's no point.

[TheCatalyst31]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Unsigned highways are insecure, as you can't verify that they're authentic highways using the DOT's public key.

[kphoger]

2026-06-17:
Why aren't unsigned highways on Travel Mapping?

Anybody clinching an unsigned highway obviously wanted to be incognito at the time, and therefore wouldn't want to record their clinch on a public site.