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Signs can guide us, and signs can explain things to us, but sometimes, signs can also confuse us. There are more than 40 million signs on the roads of the United States, and some of them can give people headaches as they try to figure them out.
Bored Panda has collected the most hilarious and absurd examples of confusing signs for you in one place. A sign that says, "Turn right," but includes an arrow pointing to the left? Check! Six different plates telling you where and when you can park? Double check! Scroll down and see what road sign nonsense people sometimes have to deal with.
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#1
Found On The Road To Big Bend National Park
Sue 2 months ago
Nah, more like 6 7 now but made more sense. Anyone named Joe was a victim.
Load More Replies... cecilia kilian 2 months ago
It is an rv park in the area. Businesses and individuals volunteer to keep a section of the highway free of trash by adopting a few miles of the road.
Sue User 2 months ago
There is an rv park called "Jomama" ? *quick googke search* Yes, there is but spelled Jomamma.
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Absolute Unit Of A Parking Sign In Los Angeles
Laura Spring 2 months ago
Couldn't this have been solved with a single "Don't Ever Park Here" sign?
Riley Quinn 2 months ago
I know it's not a huge amount of wasted taxpayer dollars, plus wages for the people mounting them, but it is a visible display on government inefficiency. Just put up one sign: No Parking Ever.
#3
My Town Put Up A Work Zone Speed Limit Sign Thats Faster Than That Roads Speed Limit
Kristiina Männiste 2 months ago
I find it nice that the sign allows walking and bicycling at light speed if you want.
People have to pass tests to become drivers for a reason: one part is to learn what different road signs mean. Interestingly, even after passing their exams, many drivers still have trouble deducing what one or another traffic sign means. If you've ever been in a situation where a road sign confused you, you're not alone. According to a survey conducted by My Vision, 58% have had trouble driving because of bad signage.
When researchers asked people to identify particular signs, the majority had trouble with the "Road construction" sign. 13% of the respondents confused it with the railroad crossing sign, 4% thought it was a sign for slow-moving vehicles, and 4% identified it as a no-passing sign. Other tricky signs included the narrow bridge ahead, divided highway ending, and the railroad after turn signs.
#4
This School's Speed Limit Times
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 months ago
In the UK, the speed limit in residential areas in 30. Around schools it tends to be 20, but in some cases they have flashing yellow lights and a sign with a 20 in a circle with the words "When lights flash" below it. When it's school drop off or pickup time, the lights flash and so the speed limit is 20. At other times, when the lights aren't flashing, it's 30. It's a much more elegant solution that the mess above.
megabeth 2 months ago
Elegant is a very Brit word to describe speed limit signs. Js
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David Morgan 2 months ago
I think this is someone being WAY too precise with the timings. So for example, class ends at 7.50, but it takes the kids 2 minutes to reach the roadside and be a hazard. No actual human would be that precise in their routine.
Robert Cosgrove 2 months ago
8.00 to 8.30 is specific as well. So is 9.30 to 10.00 etc
Load More Replies... CooperDooper81 2 months ago
In Australia, near schools, it's a simple 40kms from 0800-0930 and 1430-1600 when school is on. Doesn't apply during school holidays.
QuincyForrest 2 months ago
The natural result of having a Masters degree in Civil Engineering. Or, Design by Committee.
azubi 2 months ago (edited)
Right so. The freedom of citizens should not be restricted any more than is absolutely necessary.
Siege Rook 2 months ago
I think I would make a habit of driving at the normally-posted limit through that zone at exactly the gap times until some officer pulls me over and tries to cite me for it, so I can point to the sign and say, "But officer, it's 0831, the school zone limit isn't in effect." This is an attempt to game people's psychology by making the sign to confusing if not outright impossible to fully read and understand when passing it at driving speeds, thus in theory making people slow down... though this really only works for people passing it for the first time, and after that, if they were going to ignore a normal sign, they'll ignore this one.
#5
Major Turning Point
LookASquirrel 2 months ago
As long as someone delivers me food and pays my xmas subscription I'm ok with that right now 😂
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Uncle Panda 2 months ago
The only outlet sends you through the gift shop of the adjacent Signs-R-Us business.
Michael Largey 2 months ago
This would make a great prop for Jean-Paul Satre's most famous play.
#6
Look Out
David Paterson 2 months ago
There used to be a sign near my local airport saying "beware of low flying planes". Not a lot you can do about that.
Roxy222uk 2 months ago
I asked my dad what they were about, because if the plane was low enough to hit the car they were not flying as they were supposed to and we all had bigger problems, and he said that it was to be aware they would be around and therefore that they wouldn’t startle a driver and make them swerve or something. I’ve never come up with anything better.
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Chich the witch 2 months ago
I've seen these but they are on a road that runs by the end of a landing strip, not randomly along a hwy.
Riley Quinn 2 months ago
Lived near a small airport with signs similar to this. We hoped for the best as we barreled down that stretch.
Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
The onus really isn't on the motorist to avoid a collision in this situation.
John Dilligaf 2 months ago
I would think it would be. The car is more under control and more safely maneuverable and better able to stop suddenly than the plane is
Load More Replies... SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
Beware of Donald dropping a load of shît? (he actually sent out a meme of this, so don’t come after me.)
You might want to blame drivers for not learning their road signs when they were supposed to. But there might be another explanation for people's confusion with road signs: American road signs are just so different from the rest of the world! Signs like "Can't stop here" and signs denoting the speed limit look almost identical or similar in most countries, whether it's Austria, Japan, India, or Mauritius.
But in America, they're totally different. Why is that? Well, the U.S. refused to adhere to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. The government tried to implement European road signage, and experiments were set up on several U.S. highways. However, Americans saw the strange signage as an infringement on American exceptionalism. One citizen even said: "If I saw a Russian sign, I certainly wouldn't pay any attention to it."
#7
Road Sign In Cape May Seems To Be As Confused As I Am
HistoryNerd 2 months ago
It's dangerous to go alone. Hopefully you can rally some companions.
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Child of the Stars 2 months ago
Visitor's Center, probably. If it's a high tourist area or near a national border where countries don't use the same language, this makes sense.
Rinso The Red 2 months ago
The blue color is a definite clue. They have similar ones with an "H" to indicate hospitals in cities I've been to.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
The philosophical road sign. Me too, little sign. Me too.
#8
So Just To Be Clear Stop Or No?
Riley Quinn 2 months ago
The cop who pulls you over for not obeying the signs will inform you.
David Morgan 2 months ago
Stop before making a turn at the junction, no stopping (e.g. parking or loading/unloading) at or near the junction.
Kristiina Männiste 2 months ago
I actually understand that one. You can do that little fake stop (basically a slow down) for the sign. But you may not actually come to a full stop.
#9
Put The Road Signs Down, Boss
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 months ago
Found it on Google Maps. Looks like it was in the process of changing from "Turn Left" to "Turn Right", as the blue signs are now covered up (one covering as come off): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Millennium+Hotel+London+Knightsbridge/@51.4999244,-0.1608188,3a,75y,89.04h,86.69t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGuDsCc-tEDRPXGaKuvIQgQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D3.3096258466138693%26panoid%3DGuDsCc-tEDRPXGaKuvIQgQ%26yaw%3D89.04113869269699!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x48760539373d5227:0xa24a0f9b5dd6391f!8m2!3d51.499915!4d-0.1599942!16s%2Fg%2F1ptyd405m!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Another reason why the U.S. refused to sign the Vienna treaty was that they were in the process of building the interstate highway system. The changes they would have to make to adhere to the treaty and change the road signs probably would've been a logistical nightmare.
But, at the end of the day, America has a pretty long history of cars and driving. Even if the first car was invented in Germany by Carl Benz in 1866, for Americans, the inventor of the American car has always been Henry Ford in 1908. Since then, Americans have proudly been an automotive people, taking pride in their cars, roads, and even signs.
#10
Road To Nowhere
Uncle Panda 2 months ago (edited)
Idaho's Hwy 12 has so many curves that the warning sign used to look like the Don't Tread on Me snake but the sign kept getting stolen and it's a regular boring curvy road sign now. It was an accurate description of the road.
Wyndmere 2 months ago
Who would put badly mowed grass and a bus in a painting?
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#11
Speed Limit Sign In Santa Fe, Nm
Tucker Cahooter 2 months ago
Or 15 kilometers per hours. Nice to see the asinine literal conversion process in the different direction this time
Rali Meyer 2 months ago
pretty accurate, taking deviation of speedometer into account, too!
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 months ago
American road signs are WAAAAAAY too wordy. Stupid speed limit aside, this would just be a number in a red circle with a white background in Europe. No words needed.
Bec 2 months ago
It's not an official road sign, more likely a parking lot or residential sign of some type. The uniquely specific MPH helps draw attention rather than the standard 10 mph that would get ignored.
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A Street Sign Telling You To Ignore Gps
Jeolas1 2 months ago
I don't find this confusing; it seems to be saying that yes, amazon deliveries should turn right, even if the GPS (wrongly) tells them otherwise -?
Kathy Brooke 2 months ago
I live in a rural bit of the UK. "Ignore GPS" is common round here. Google maps is regularly wrong.
Load More Replies... Roxy222uk 2 months ago
We had to put one up in our village because there’s a road/track that on the map appears to cut a corner off, saving all of about 30 seconds, but actually is only used at each end and no one drives all the way along. The middle section is full of exposed tree roots, massive dips where the water has washed chalk away, and big stones. Also on quite a slope so once people realise that it doesn’t feel right it is too steep (and dark from overhanging trees) to start reversing.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
I’ve been to places that needed an “Ignore GPS sign,” so this makes sense to me.
Riley Quinn 2 months ago
Never had GPS, so I relied on Google maps that can be hit or miss. Took a shortcut they recommended in a town I wasn't familiar with and quickly found out it was a dirt fire road that my little car couldn't handle.
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
I need one for our town and it's tree one way streets. People claim it's maps (Google, apple, Waze, idk) but they're clearly marked so like...are you really going to trust the gps over the actual physical street signs? Makes me concerned about these drivers in road construction areas, honestly.
Yet, Americans aren't the only ones who find road signs confusing. A similar survey by UK company Tempcover Insurance showed that Brits are just as bad at recognizing some road signs as Americans are. For example, 83% failed to deduce what the "No Vehicle" sign meant, and a whopping 73% also didn't know what the blue and red "Can't stop here" sign was for. Other traffic signs that Brits had trouble with were "No Overtaking," signs giving vehicles from the opposite direction priority, and the "End of Dual Carriageway" sign.
#13
I Understand Completely
Ace 2 months ago
Must be photoshop. Even without zooming you can see the odd blurriness around the bottom left word .
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#14
Programmed The Sign, Boss
#15
Which Way Do I Turn
CooperDooper81 2 months ago
Reminds me of the scarecrow giving directions in the Wizard Of Oz.
FranSinclair 2 months ago
Im blaming this on the reason i still have to do *L thumb check* in my mid 30s!
What about you, Pandas? How good are you at recognizing traffic signs? I personally had a doozy during my first visit to the States, when I accidentally drove into the wrong side of the traffic. And, in some weird twist of fate, a sheriff turned up right in front of me.
Have you ever had similar traffic stories? Share them with us in the comments! And if you'd like to see more funny and confusing road signs, check out our previous compilation right here!
#16
The Nexus Of The Universe
BrownEyedGrrl 2 months ago
Came here to say this. Also, Spaghetti Junction.
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Riley Quinn 2 months ago
I've lived in neighborhoods like this. Inevitably, whatever you're expecting, food or package deliveries, don't expect it any time soon.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
Developers often pick weird or stupid names for streets. Years ago, the Washington Post did a whole article about that.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 2 months ago
There [used to be at least] and intersection in Dedham, MA of US Hwy 1, US Business Route 1, Rte. 1 (even though it had already been renamed Rte 496), and US Route 1A. But I'm interpreting the style of the shields behind the "1". In reality, it came down to six signs saying "1," and one saying "1A."
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
Or streets in Burke, VA. Burke Lake Street, Burke Lake Road, Burke Lake Circle…..
#17
This 5-Way Stop Sign
David Morgan 2 months ago
That's actually important. When road layouts change, the people that make mistakes are usually the people who have been using the old layout for years, not people who are encountering it for the first time. It's to make regulars pay more attention.
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I Was A Little Worried For What Was Up Ahead Since It’s Only A Two Lane Road Lmao
#19
I Think This Sign Was Made For This Sub
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago (edited)
Closer to 2.95mph if you want to be picky about it. As for nabbing pedestrians: here in the UK, speed limits only apply to motor vehicles. There have been issues with at least one cycle race where support vehicles can't keep up with the cyclists because the cyclists exceed the speed limits - this race got re-routed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glzl7e157o
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This No Parking Sign In My Hometown
FranSinclair 2 months ago
Come on baby! Momma needs a new pair of parking tickets!
Load More Replies... Glen Ellyn 2 months ago
It could be that during that week, the street sweepers are out and they want to be able to completely clean the street without having to go around parked cars. However, they ought to just say "3rd Monday of the month" than this "full week" garbage. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Child of the Stars 2 months ago
That makes sense. I live in a mountain city where the signs say "No street parking, 12am-8am, October-April." It's to facilitate snow removal.
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David Morgan 2 months ago
If the 1st of the month was, say, a Wednesday, then you are in the 'third week' after only 12 days, not 14. They mean three 'full weeks' of Monday-Sunday.
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Even As A Native, I've Accidentally Ended Up Across That Bridge
detective miller's hat 2 months ago
NY state has a lot of these. 25 possibilities, .25 seconds to make the correct decision.
Riley Quinn 2 months ago
At least NYC has a grid system once you finally get into it. Boston, on the other hand, is paved over horse and cow paths. Always left my car on the outskirts and relied on the T system.
Load More Replies... LookASquirrel 2 months ago
Earlier this year heading to Cincy thru Columbus, which I've drove several times no map, there was construction because of new ramps and signs like this so it was not the usual route with lane closures. Finally I just started staying in the lanes all the semi's were in because I figured they were probably all staying on 71. Good call.
Sue User 2 months ago
Before GPS, I rented a car in LA. The car rental place was not at the airport. I remembered I picked it up near a gas station but that was it. So I just followed the pickup bus from the airport.
Load More Replies... KieLeaHar 2 months ago
If ANYONE —EVER— tells me to go —N/S/E/W— the conversation is OVER! Do NOT talk to me in such a horrible manner 😂 😂. I do NOT know where I am on a good day!! I certainly don’t know which direction I’m travelling in!! 😆
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
Right? Like, I can navigate just fine without bringing cardinal directions into it. I can compass and map just fine, but everyday navigating doesn't require such.
Load More Replies... Bec 2 months ago
I appreciate when signage is earlier when it is this complicated and I love when the road itself has large interstate # and direction painted on the lane that you need to be in.
Bec 2 months ago
I dislike interstate city bypasses, which can be more inefficient than driving right through the main city on the interstate. Also when faced with the dilemma of needing to go East but my choices are 465 North or 465 South - need to have clockwise and counterclockwise diagram! Much of this is been solved with GPS maps, but I have some anxiety from being screamed at from picking the wrong option and having to take a longer loop than was necessary to circle the city
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#22
Right Turn Only
#23
All Roads Lead To Kottayam
#24
Do Not Read Under Penalty Of Law
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 2 months ago
That's $25, please. Everyone else who read it, please form an orderly line, you'll all have your chance to deposit your fine with me. 😇
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Peter Bear 2 months ago
On the plus side, no one can actually accuse you of violating the law, because in order to be aware of it, they themselves would have to violate it.
#25
When Street Signs Go Philosophical
#26
The Sign Of Signs
Max Fox 2 months ago
For all of you who have never been close to the California segment of the border with Mexico - that sign is to warn drivers about people, including families, from Mexico who have crossed the border, and who will run cross the highway at night while trying to get to places like San Diego, where they can find shelter.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 months ago
You can buy versions of that sign with surfboards.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 2 months ago
It's this type of jumbled mess that makes me wonder if I should simply close my eyes and floor it.
Glen Ellyn 2 months ago
Hey, at least this conglomeration includes a simplified street-sweeping schedule.
#27
There's Some Irony In A Camouflaged Sign Complaining That You're Hard To See. You Can't Read This From The Road At All
Mary Peace 2 months ago
If you can read it, appreciate the irony that it it actually says, 'It's hard to see you'.
#28
A Sign From Above
#29
Confusing Sign On Connecticut Avenue
Cailyn B 2 months ago
Ahh, I live in a relatively bigger city in Canada and we have something similar to this, except there are overhead lights with the x’s and check marks over the lanes. I’m pretty sure it’s used on busier high traffic roads. During morning and evening rush hour, depending where there is a heavier flow of traffic, they may open lanes that usually would travel the opposite direction. But because it’s busy, they would leave less lanes open in the direction with less traffic and allow people to use more lanes coming from the higher traffic direction
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
In Michigan, US23, which is an interstate type road has 'flex lanes' from and to Ann Arbor to I-96. During rush hours the far left shoulder is treated as a travel lane. And Cailyn, just as in Canada, red X's denote when it is closed to use.
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Scott Rackley 2 months ago
Left lane is always opposing traffic. Barton Avenue in Chattanooga used to be like this 2 of 3 lanes into the city in the morning, 2 of 3 lanes out of the city in the evening
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Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
You don't want to live in DC unless you're good at reading signs quickly.
Sue User 2 months ago
They are masters putting the exit sign at the exit junction.
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Blackmoon The Dragon 2 months ago
Its to signify what lanes are open/closed at certain times for traffic!
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
Flex lanes are terrifying. I can't imagine they don't cause more accidents than they solve, honestly.
#30
Beware Of The Cow
Wyndmere 2 months ago
So now cows have figured out how to tip us over. I say it's just paybacks.
KieLeaHar 2 months ago
My father used to work in whoop whoop a lot and had to drive through herds of cows, sheep, etc and they would walk and JUMP on the cars and utes. Sometimes the cars would beep at them, nudge them, some arseholes would ram them which obviously did nothing to the animals but the animals would ‘Nudge’ back, and my father, having the sick family sense of humour he does, would sit and laugh while these other people had their car’s trampled and destroyed by herds of cows and sheep and stuff. 😂 he said it was the ultimate karma.
Load More Replies... Kathy Brooke 2 months ago
But what are you expected to do? It's like those falling rocks warnings... I have to go that way, but by the time a rock has fallen it's too late.
Chich the witch 2 months ago
And even if you see a falling rock nobody gives you a watch :(
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KieLeaHar 2 months ago
My father used to work in whoop whoop a lot and had to drive through herds of cows, sheep, etc and they would walk and JUMP on the cars and utes. Sometimes the cars would beep at them, nudge them, some arseholes would ram them which obviously did nothing to the animals but the animals would ‘Nudge’ back, and my father, having the sick family sense of humour he does, would sit and laugh while these other people had their car’s trampled and destroyed by herds of cows and sheep and stuff. 😂 he said it was the ultimate karma.
John Dilligaf 2 months ago
you should beware, hitting a cow will f*ck your car up. Not to mention what it'll do to the cow.
Sue User 2 months ago
And in some places you will have to reimburse the owner if the cow.
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The Most Confusing Collection Of Traffic Signs I've Ever Seen. Just Outside NJ
detective miller's hat 2 months ago
This is nothing; near my office there's one of these with literally 18 signs. Classic NY state.
Laura Spring 2 months ago
I live in New Jersey and I know this sign. It's pretty much a spaghetti bowl of accidents.
Leslie Victor 2 months ago
This is how we do business...if you get lost somebody will make money off it...
David 2 months ago
not really, this looks like Route 9, and this sign is very simple, its letting you know if you want to go to NYC or or the Garden State, or go to Upstate NY. Its very simple
Sue User 2 months ago
I stsrted driving on East Coast of USA. To me, this is perfectly readable. Better than one tiny sign half hidden by trees.
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No Traffic Signs
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
I wonder if it's a warning that there aren't signs like "no shoulder" or "steep" or whatever and to be cautious and aware. More likely it's a joke, but still.
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
Oh, or lots of driveways you can't quite see.
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#33
I Feel This Is The Most Confusing Traffic Sign I’ve Seen Around Perth, So Much To Take In, So Little Time! What’s Your Nomination?
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 months ago
Well this confused me. There's a Welshpool in Wales, but this sign is clearly not a UK roadsign, but "Fwy" is the Welsh word for "more" and it took me a second to realise that here it means "Freeway".
#34
New Road Signs
Chich the witch 2 months ago
I'm guessing a mix of "Impassable during high water" and "water on road", but no idea why.
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
Trying to figure out what the second word of the orange sign is since it's not on.....over. it's over. I got there in the end lol
Load More Replies... gyd2qcghz5 2 months ago
It’s a manually changeable sign for when water is already on a road normally identified as impassable when those conditions arise. The part of the sign that flips to reveal the other halves of those messages was probably sheared off by wind
Glen Ellyn 2 months ago
Locally, we have signs that warn that a particular underpass road may be impassable during rainstorms.
#35
Water Traffic Over Hazard Road Ahead
Glix Drap 2 months ago
Must be a viaduct for canal boats but there is an issue with the road that passed underneath. Couldn't be plainer.
#36
This Road Sign Near My Home
#37
Meanwhile In Alabama
Catharina Geerts 2 months ago
How do you guys drive in those places? I think I would never have gotten my license here
M O'Connell 2 months ago
Its really only confusing where multiple state/US routes overlap (usually near river crossings, or other pinch points).
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Was Told This Sub Would Enjoy An Odd Numbered Speed Limit Sign At My Job
Kabuki Kitsune 2 months ago
These are intentional, as it's enough to cause a driver to notice it. You see this quite often in places where speeding could be a real problem (like residential areas), and studies have shown that anything that's not either ending in a 0, or a 5 (like most speed signs do) will stand out to a driver's mind.
#39
Confusing Road Signs
Max(pronouns/whatever/hamster) 2 months ago
confusing roadsigns????? why does that light thing have 4 lights????
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 1 month ago
Guys the double arrows is saying that you can't turn right if the red arrow light is on. Probably a new light setup, and it's explaining to people who don't know what it means yet. That's also why there are four lights.
#40
Can I Park Or Not?
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
From 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM? If you’re going to the afterparty, I guess.
#41
Odd Road Sign Meaning?
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
Google image search flags a reddit thread where it’s said it’s “do not step on collapse risk” https://www.reddit.com/r/signs/comments/1me6fmh/odd_road_sign_meaning/
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Virginia Lopez Grandjean 2 months ago
If you step on the roof, the ice formed on it will crack and you will fall...?
Mary Peace 2 months ago
It would be helpful to see the location, but it looks as if the ground is liable to give way, so you shouldn't step on there.
#42
Seen In My Neighborhood
Chich the witch 2 months ago
For pedestrians who can't figure out where to go when the fence and guardrail end.
#43
You Are Given 0 Time To Interpret This Sign And All Of Its Arrows
Toothless Feline 2 months ago
I know that spot. It’s north of Columbus, Ohio. It’s not as confusing when you’re there as it looks from this sign alone.
#44
This Sign Contains No Information That A Road User Would Find Useful
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 2 months ago (edited)
They're just shy. They'll warm up to you, no worries.
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#45
Roadwork Sign In Louisiana
Upstaged75 2 months ago
I've got low shoulders too. Can't wear thin straps on shirts because they just fall right off. 😁
Mary Peace 2 months ago
Do you want me to get you a T-shirt with this sign printed on it?
Load More Replies... ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 2 months ago
I only had a glance at "low shoulder" and my mind made "shout louder" out of that. It took me a second, as that doesn't sound THAT far off in this thread 😂
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago (edited)
Hmm - 1.787 miles is very close to 2 7/8 kilometres. Two and seven eighths! Has the world gone mad while I've not been looking? (2.8759 to 5 significant figures)
#46
Most Confusing Turn Signs Ever
#47
Elba Island Road Sign
Mary Peace 2 months ago
I thought it was the road narrows and then the steep incline after the sharp bend.
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#48
What Road Sign Is This?
Foxglove🇮🇪 2 months ago
There's a separated bike path to the left, so left turners have to watch out for cyclists
Kabuki Kitsune 2 months ago
Train tracks on the left side of the 4 way cross. It's a warning to also look out for bicycles as well. Probably a school, or something similar on the other side of the tracks.
#49
Confusing Street Signs
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
It's for the lanes, there are four lanes and each lane is a "only" direction. Probably an unnecessarily confusing on/off ramp situation with the thru traffic sign. Or a mall.
#50
Having A Brain Aneurysm Reading This Sign. Can Someone Help?
UKDeek 2 months ago
Red Route are strictly no stopping, unless in marked bays for specific reasons. That signs states that the Red Route is in force between Mondays and Saturdays between 7am and 7pm. You are allowed to part for 1 hour though between 7am and 7pm, and after that hour you can't return to that location for at least 2 hours. Reading that sign I suspect that this Red Route is a busy route away from a location, which is why parking isn't allowed between 4pm and 7pm.
Glix Drap 2 months ago
Alternative just ask for the parking ticket before you set out on your journey.
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Possibly there are parking bays which permit 1 hour parking between 7am and 4pm, despite this being an infernal red route?
UKDeek 2 months ago
Yes, upon re-reading I notice I forgot to put that in my explainer...
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Oskar vanZandt 2 months ago
Stopping on a red route or double red lines is an instant parking fine...
#51
Saw This “We Are Working Out Of Sight So You May Not See Us” Sign Near A Closed Lane. What Would They Be Working On?
UKDeek 2 months ago
UK road sign, common on works around bridges. As we Brits have a compulsory need to moan about anything, we would be quite infuriated at roadworks where we never see anyone working. So, to save angry letters to the Daily Mail, the Highways people put up signs like this.
Roxy222uk 2 months ago
Considering motorists throw full bottles of urine at people working beside motorways, I’m not surprised they’re trying not to be seen
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Bruce Mardle 2 months ago
Sounds like something from "Catch-22": Chaplain: You can see him but only when he's not there.
#52
UK's Waffliest Street Sign
#53
I Always Have A Chuckle To Myself Whenever I Pass This Sign. How Far Is It After 10pm?
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
Scraping the bottom of the barrel here no? Fuel in 8 miles but only open until 10pm. Ffs!
Roxy222uk 2 months ago
Yeah, but it’s still funny the idea that after 10pm it’s much, much longer
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Confusing Signs
#55
Not Through Road
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
Presumably like “Stromeferry - no ferry” https://share.google/Gceih8IhkiSre84xw
#56
Finally Found A Parking Sign Im Confused By
M O'Connell 2 months ago
Im sure this is outside of a convention center or something like that.
#57
Most Confusing Sign
Located on 99N. Is it just me or do you find this sign unhelpful and confusing? Funny there is no reference to 50W.
M O'Connell 2 months ago
my interpretation being that there are 5 lanes, the left-most 4 lanes all continue onto I80E, the right-most lane only goes to I80W, and the right-most of the "left 4 lanes" splits in two.
Pursuing Peonies 2 months ago
Most likely. And the 50w sign was either already passed or it's further past the junction (more likely already passed though)
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Traveling In Italy. What Do These Signs Mean?
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
Google translate says: "strada chiusa al transito" = "road closed to traffic". "dal km" = "from km" 15 + 350; "al km" = "per km" 15+650. (says Google...) Me? I'd ask a local.
Barbara Wilcock 2 months ago
Was going to say red sauce on crust,but ricotta and mozzarella in the middle
Dav Carro-Ripalda 1 month ago
The round blanc sign with red border means no vehicles allowed at all. No card, motorbikes or even bicicles. It should have some kind of drawing inside the circle to specify what kind of vehicles, but i assume if it is empty, none are allowed. Not even wheelchairs or scateboards
#59
Why Do They Make These Signs So Confusing?
nottheactualphoto 2 months ago
I actually LIKE "12:01am." Because now it's crystal-clear that they mean midnight.
#60
Why Are The Arrows On Th Left Sign Not Aligned To The Lane? I Can Definitely See Why People Would Get Confused
M O'Connell 2 months ago
This one is actually pretty easy. The left lane diverges further ahead.
#61
Why Are There So Many Numbers When Only 8 And 139 Seem To Matter?
Grace Sssssss 2 months ago
Exactly. 78 and 278 are interstate roads--they go for a long distance. 8 and 139 are state roads (Missouri, from the shape). I'm guessing the access points for 78 and 278 are along route 8. (Neat thing to note: 3-digit interstates connect to 2-digit interstates with the same ending numbers. 278 is literally "to 78".) So to get to route 78 east, take route 8 east, get on route 278 east at the exit, and then connect to route 78 east.
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#63
Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan: Home Of The Infamous Japanese Road Signs With Russian/Cyrillic
Catharina Geerts 2 months ago
I wonder why. Do they get an overload of Russian tourists there?
#64
Trying To Leave The Parking Lot
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
It’s clearly the exit for the other road ffs! You can even see the shape of the stop sign on the other side.
David Paterson 2 months ago
I met up with one of these today. It took me a minute to figure out that it meant only enter in the left lane. If you try entering in the exit lane then spikes will rip your tyres to shreds.
#65
What Does This Mean? (USA)
Jumping Jellyfishes 2 months ago
In the US, there are confusing laws (varying city by city) on whether you can turn right on red light signal when the way is clear (usually, you can). However, he general rule for an *arrow* signal is you cannot turn right when it it is red, though again, there are a few exceptions here and there. This is one of them where it's stated that you can treat the signal like a stop sign (full stop) before proceeding if the way is clear.
M O'Connell 2 months ago
This gets even more confusing when you have two lanes turning right, usually (but not always) only the right-most of the two lanes can turn on red.
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Lizard Lady 2 months ago
You may turn right on red, but must stop first, then turn. Right lane must turn right, cannot go straight. Must be in an area where it is illegal to make a right turn on a red light
Load More Replies... Catharina Geerts 2 months ago
This looks like something we have here, for bicicles only. Meaning that even if the general light is red, a bicicle is allowed to go on, provided it only has to take a turn to the right.
#66
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Don Golosso 2 months ago
The bottom sign means you're not allowed to use snow chains on this road. It has nothing to do with stopping.
Susan Raskin 2 months ago
Thank you. I was guessing a slippery road ahead so don't go.
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#67
This Road Floods Each Tide
Bruce Mardle 2 months ago
Can anyone read the bottom sign? It's something like "P**N REGROWTH MONITORING AREA"!
#68
Anyone Else Get Confused By This Sign On 195 E
#69
Is This Sign Confusing Or Clear?
UKDeek 2 months ago
Yes. No motor vehicles allowed in the listed times unless you are a permit holder. Does not apply on Bank Holidays, and it is enforced by camera. I suspect this is a very busy route in and out of a city, as those times are typical "rush hour" times.
Roxy222uk 2 months ago
Trying to keep people from making residential streets in to rat runs.
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Cee Cee 2 months ago
We had one very similar in my area which is a residents parking zone. That is buy a permit to park. We also have a bus lane with no parking during rush hour. We didn't want this and told the council so. Of course they ignored us and signs went up. They got painted out and some were removed. Council reinstalled. Same thing happened. They gave up.
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Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. did a fine job on UK road signs, back in the day. Fun fact: the "school children crossing sign" features what's effectively a self-portrait of the artist as a young girl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worboys_Committee
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
A number of these are really pushing it - was the author struggling for content when they scraped this from Reddit?
Hugo 2 months ago
Glad I live in Europe, where the authorities know that lower-case letters are easier to read, and don't go out of their way to make confusing signs.
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago (edited)
Hugo: lower case road signs all over Europe? Oh! I'm curious - when exactly *did* France sail off into the Atlantic leaving Europe behind? 😉 https://animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/french-road-signs
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Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. did a fine job on UK road signs, back in the day. Fun fact: the "school children crossing sign" features what's effectively a self-portrait of the artist as a young girl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worboys_Committee
Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
A number of these are really pushing it - was the author struggling for content when they scraped this from Reddit?
Hugo 2 months ago
Glad I live in Europe, where the authorities know that lower-case letters are easier to read, and don't go out of their way to make confusing signs.
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago (edited)
Hugo: lower case road signs all over Europe? Oh! I'm curious - when exactly *did* France sail off into the Atlantic leaving Europe behind? 😉 https://animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/french-road-signs
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