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hello im roadsign autistc
my special interest is the mutcd
i bet you dont even know what an mutcd is
its a manual on uniform traffic control devices, basically the thing what tells you how signs look (plus other stuff but i mostly focus on that one point because pretty pictures)
its my bible
check out my tumblr every week for an MUTCD monday post, where i do something mutcd related
see also https://sites.google.com/view/someproducts/products/somesafety for my fake road signs like
oh yeah also the road sign font is Highway Gothic, but technically known as federal whatevethefuck no one cares everyone calls it highway gothic
the font this website is in is Overpass, a web version of highway gothic, which, as i just found out, has MUTCD accurate arrows!
← ↑ ↓ → ↔ ↕ ↗ ↘ ↖ ↙ ↷ ↳ i unironically love this attention to detail
okay well fuck you too google sites i fucking hate youonly the up and down arrows work properly when viewing the site BUT WHEN EDITING IT LOOKS FINEfucking trust methey all doclick here to seetheres also Clearview, an antifree competitor to highway gothic ($700 for one workstation. ... am i missing something? Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit [2010], Need For Speed: Most Wanted [2012], and Driver: San Francisco [2011] all used Clearview. did Criterion and Ubisoft Reflections both pay $∞ to include it in their games? did they steal it? why the FUCK are they paying so much attention to road sign fonts that they use the one that costs money?)
they like mixed case for some stupid reason
one of my favorite activities is criticizing stupid signs
some such are seen here https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/diamondsigns/diam.html
oh god i found more https://www.pbase.com/csw62/signs_us_traffic_related
and now, a small collection of stupid signs and criticisms
stupid bullshit. do NOT put street names in there. do NOT make the "st" look fucking stupid and like an afterthought. do NOT say "900" with no context. it looks STUPID. its BULLSHIT. this is the stupidest implementation of a sign ever. its at N 37°28.714' W 122°13.271', and it's STUPID. its so unnecessary. literally a STREET NAME SIGN would fit better. also wrong arrow.see also my tumblr post
all of these are now be dead since these types of signs were killed off in the most recent MUTCD edition*, but there are a few that are worse. why is it so specific? why couldn't you round to 20? or 15? what is wrong with you? this isnt the only one. there were several others with different, non-multiple-of-five numbers.*technically california uses the CA MUTCD, which is outdated and stupid
me literally every morning. don knuth makes sure to explicitly mention that the sign is in a very uncongested place N 42°34.676' W 121°52.877'. i must agree. even if it was congested, a W26-1 WATCH FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC sign would work better.
is this loss? the roads are nowhere near close enough to warrant this kind of depiction. put a couple W2-1 four-way intersection signs and a W2-2 sign and you're set. or, you could do what the town actually did and remove the sign and replace it with a nothing.
this sign is nothing but garbage. it deserves to die. thankfully, it did. this sign, which looks old enough to remember when japan bombed pearl harbor, is awful. it makes negative sense. it is STUPID. this entire interchange was designed awfully. thank fuck it done been changed.
its called an UNDERPASS, you cucks. california doesnt have enough subways and assumes its either for cars or sells mediocre overpriced sandwiches.
this is awful on several levels. its a stupid choice of sign, stupid text, stupid font, stupid font size, absolute garbage. john roadsign personally put this sign out to pasture before the google car came through.
literally me. but actually, thats an impressive amount of competence (correct font, reasonable spacing, same formatting as similar signs) for a mildly strange sign. just one child? like one specifically? its in the middle of a neighborhood with a "Delisle Options Center" a 1/4 mile down the road. why doesn't it say "AUTISTIC CHILD AREA"? or is it one specific child at 14638 Superior Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio? we may never know. sign removed between 2014 and 2016.
WARNING: CAR BOMB AHEAD! WATCH OUT: LAND MINES AHEAD! CAUTION: UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE MAY EXPLODE AT ANY TIME! STAY ALERT: GRENADE USAGE AHEAD! i could go on. i respect the message, but please just do a W11-1. sign located near a college campus.
is it just me or am i all on my own again or is this sign a little suggestive? also, why is it brown? why is the belt yellow? i can appreciate some creativity, but do something less weird next time.
isnt everywhere one of those? are police only allowed to give tickets in this area? also, why the hell are you telling me this? seems counterintuitive if the police want money. they are NOT getting a return on investment with this sign.
pwease? pwetty pwease dont use this road. please dont use this sign. it sucks. why would you request trucks to not use this road? just say NO TRUCKS (R5-2) or NO THRU TRUCKS (R5-2b). why is it yellow? why doesn't it have a black outline? why does it look like it was made with changeable outdoor letter sign letters? its stupid.
what in the hell happened? why does the sign look like it went through WW2? why does it say GO CHILDREN SLOW? why is it orange? this sign is an abomination and should be burned. it looks like it needs an exorcism.
please don't. just stop it. no. WE HAVE A MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR A FUCKING REASON. DO NOT DO THIS. we use W9-1 and W4-2 signs for a reason. this abomination is the reason. if we let people like you design all out signs, we'd all be dead.
WHAT IS IT WITH YOU FUCKERS AND DOING AN AUTOMATIC CAUTION DOOR? do NOT do this. learn to read you dumbasses. W8-5 + W8-5P. there are a depressing number of signs following the automatic caution door format. damn the 1940s.
how would you bathe from the bridge? does the bridge go underwater? the road deck on the bridge you smartass.
some eye bleach good signs
while not very compliant, i can let this pass. its looks pretty cool. i respect it. i love the speed lines. nice design. plus, its in a park, so it's not as much of a concern how compliant it is. if you put it out on santa monica blvd, i'd prefer a W7-5 sign (which i did see a few of on knuth's website).
this is the new design for R3-1a/b, an activated blank-out sign that lights up when there is a train to the left or right of an intersection, and i fucking love it. it is such a vibe. its dark mode R3-1/2 with nicely spaced "TRAIN" below it! 15/10, easy top 10 signs.
pretty neat! its like a railroad crossing but for aircraft! its a little weird how its split as "AIRC RAFT", but still quite neat. i like it.
i'm also was in the process of redesigning guide signs at Walt Disney World, because i don't like the current ones.
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