Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[kphoger]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Low bridge ahead.  Only trucks equipped with air ride lowering kit allowed beyond this point, and driver must adjust ride height accordingly.

[wanderer2575]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Air Ride Equipped.

[JayhawkCO]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Gravity mandatory.

[I-55]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Anchored Tornado Intercept Vehicles Only

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Truck is about to have flat tires.

[kphoger]

Anchored Tornado Intercept Vehicles Only

That's got to be the least aerodynamic TIV ever.

[xonhulu]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Aerial Truck Tire Bombardment Zone Ahead

[kphoger]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

TRUCKS OVER
10,000 POUNDS
———
REMOVE
WHEELS

[The_Ginger]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Sinkholes Expected
May Affect Large Trucks

[1995hoo]

August 5, 2026:

What does this sign mean?

Best read in Crocodile Dundee's voice:

"Topes? Those aren't topes. These are topes."

[freebrickproductions]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When going across a railroad crossing in a designated quiet zone. In a long-long-short-long sequence, of course.

(I know, I'm really late on this, sue me. )

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

[LilianaUwU]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Midnight, that way you're the first clinch of the day.

[Big John]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Rush hour so you can slowly take in the pleasure.

[1995hoo]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

The first part of this should appeal to certain members of this forum, so maybe it isn't the "worst" answer:

The time that corresponds to the number on the sign. Normally a 24-hour clock will be used for this purpose. Thus, for example, to clinch VA-236, the best time of day is 2:36 AM. To clinch I-520, the best time is 5:20 AM. But, you ask, what happens for roads like I-795 or I-990 when there is no equivalent time? Well, for those you translate the time into the old French Republican Calendar, which used decimal time (10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute). There are various apps that allow you to do this. So you clinch I-795, for example, at 7:95.

[I-57/Route 66 Fan]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

At night, so you won't see any of it.

[kphoger]

But, you ask, what happens for roads like I-795 or I-990 when there is no equivalent time?

As Scott said recently...

you have to pick and choose some subset of existing roads that is worth clinching.

[kphoger]

At night, so you won't see any of it.

When I drive at night, I still see the highway.

[kphoger]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Being well rested on the road is of utmost importance for safe driving.  Therefore, when clinching a highway, you should call ahead for an early hotel check-in.  2:00 PM would be good.  And you should not leave the hotel until the latest check-out time, which is typically 10:00 or 11:00 AM.  This will allow you to still drive approximately four hours per day.

At this pace, as an example, you should still be able to clinch I-35 in less than a week.  And clinching I-10 should take no more than ten days.

[hotdogPi]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Between 1 AM Daylight Time and 1 AM Standard Time. You'll get the world record fastest clinch!

[xonhulu]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

When you've finished driving it.

[Mapmikey]

04 AUG 2026

What does this sign mean?

Don't have a cow, man.

I assume this was posted only at BART stations in the Bay Area...?

[TheCatalyst31]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Happy hour, so you can get some drinks for the last few miles.

[Max Rockatansky]

28 JUL 2026

Name a situation in which it's appropriate to honk your horn.

When going across a railroad crossing in a designated quiet zone. In a long-long-short-long sequence, of course.

(I know, I'm really late on this, sue me. )

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

I'm not cropping all quote stuff with my phone...

But to answer the question, if you want to do a clinch right you need to drive the applicable route at the peak traffic hour.  Can you really say you clinch a highway if you didn't experience it at the absolute worst it can offer?

[kphoger]

Happy hour, so you can get some drinks for the last few miles.

Tautology, because, when you clinch a route, it is by definition a happy hour.

[xonhulu]

8-6-26:
What's the best time of day to clinch a highway at?

Midday. Combine it with lunch for the sublime culinary/roadgeeking experience of Clunch.