Things never said by roadgeeks

[The Premier]

Like hell I'm driving all the way to Cleveland just to see a new highway.

Or seeing a freeway go away.

[codyg1985]

"It makes no sense why they sign every freaking US Highway along the interstate. It's too confusing!"

[Dr Frankenstein]

This 36x24 garage sale sign with 6 lines of text in Impact is quite large enough for all motorists to read. In a 45 mph zone.

[NE2]

roadgeek:conservative::non-roadgeek:liberal

Not true, I'm a liberal roadgeek.

Same here. I'm pointing out that Mr. Wisconsin got his analogy mixed up.

[mightyace]

• "We should stop building/ upgrading roads in the country, because public transit is better."  

Um... I think you're confusing roadgeeks with conservatives.

I doubt that even if you think public transit is better (which I don't BTW) that automatically means that we should stop building highways.  Nor, in my conservative idealism, I'd like any mass transit to be privately owned, I'm realistic enough to realize public-funded perform a needed function in certain areas of the country.

[corco]

I think only the most extreme of anti-government people are against road improvements and mass transit development, and those, perhaps ironically, can come from the extreme ends of both political "sides." (just with different names- extreme liberals call it "anarchy" and extreme conservatives call it "freedom to do anything I want")

From a practical standpoint, roadgeeks and nonroadgeeks both like new roads when they are needed and do not like them when they are not needed. From a sentimental/road enthusiasm standpoint, the roadgeek is more likely to either want more new construction or less- I happen to fall on the latter half. I realize that new roads and progress is often necessary, but I don't have to like it for pete's sake!

But, I don't think this thread was supposed to be serious, so on that note:

"There are actually multiple forums on the internet for people who like roads? Good god, get out of your Mom's basement."

[Sykotyk]

I don't know where I am or how I'll get there. The GPS does, though.

I printed directions off of mapquest, I don't need a map.

Who buys an atlas, anyways?

This road isn't an interstate. We should stick to the interstate, it's faster.

[NE2]

• "We should stop building/ upgrading roads in the country, because public transit is better." 

Um... I think you're confusing roadgeeks with conservatives.

I doubt that even if you think public transit is better (which I don't BTW) that automatically means that we should stop building highways.

Well it's certainly an oversimplification (that public transit being better means new roads in the country are bad), but, along with new residential development in the country, they do fit in with the same environmental views.[/list]

[mightyace]

I don't see any reason to pay for a map.

All I know is it's route 80, who cares if it's an interstate or not?

Whats a PENNDOT truck doing on US 11?  Doesn't US mean the federal government fixes them?

I don't know what the toll is.

[cu2010]

Those "slow down" signs at the beginning of construction zones are cute! Comic Sans FTW!

[NE2]

I don't know what the toll is.

I've said this.

[huskeroadgeek]

"Who cares whether it's a state, US, or Interstate Highway? They're all the same to me."

Actually, sometimes I think there must be newspaper reporters that say that because they so often use highway designations interchangably.

[corco]

I don't know what the toll is.

I've said this.

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You'll be summarily executed and have your roadgeek credentials removed first thing tomorrow morning

[cjk374]

"I wouldn't notice a new sign was put up even if it bit me in the @$$."

"Interstates are the best roads ever!  It's all I'll ever drive."

"Who would ever buy an old road sign?"

"You can read that new clearview font so much better than that old font crap."  

"I love having to pay a toll.  Nothing like paying for a road twice.  No need to find an alternate route around a toll road"

[SSOWorld]

"Why in hell did you go from Illinois to Rhode Island via Maine and come back via Delaware?"

"Put the camera down and drive!"

"I prefer flying over driving."

"Stay away from the big cities - the freeways there are a nightmare!"

"You have an objective at the destination? No? then don't go!"

[dave19]

Clearview RULES!

[ctsignguy]

"I think squares are the greatest thing for route markers,...no more of those crazy sign shapes like states or Captain America shields..."

[hbelkins]

"Take I-64 to Exit 58, then follow U.S. Federal Route 60 to downtown Frankfort..."

[agentsteel53]

"the state name is excessive verbiage; they should get rid of it and use the resulting available space to increase the size of the numbers"

[corco]

On that note
This:


is better than this


(alternatively, "I can't tell the difference between (1) and (2)")

[agentsteel53]

I think some roadgeeks prefer the '70 spec from a pure legibility perspective.

but not being able to tell the difference?  yeah that marks you as indifferent!

[nyratk1]

"I think squares are the greatest thing for route markers,...no more of those crazy sign shapes like states or Captain America shields..."

"But circles are even better!"

[SSOWorld]

"I think squares are the greatest thing for route markers,...no more of those crazy sign shapes like states or Captain America shields..."

"But circles are even better!"

"Aw hell, The state route shields should all be circles - matches the maps, but who cares anyway?"

[corco]

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

[jwolfer]

"I already have a road atlas. I don't need the newest version"

My Mom and Dad have a 1997 Road Atlas they use for road-trips... How would they know US 113 in Delaware was truncated