Mixed messages often arise as a result of two signs placed in close proximity. Just a little more thought might have prevented a few accidents in Maine, USA, where a post displays two signs. The upper sign says:
SLOW: children at play
Whilst the lower sign adds, rather disturbingly:
Hunting with shotgun only
8 Road ends in water Occasionally you know what the sign writer meant, but somehow it just didn’t turn out that way. Take, for example, a road sign found in Pennsylvania, USA, which does not suggest that you need a submersible car, but actually leads to a boat launch: Road ends in water « Read more
9 Ham Sandwich The simplest things can make a road sign funny. English place names are a good source of the unintentional laugh, as demonstrated by the road sign in Kent, southeast England, which reads: Ham ½ , Sandwich 3 « Previous Next » Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Read more
5 Stop, wait 28 seconds railroadforums.com Some road signs seem simply baffling. What are the consequences of being one or two seconds out either way, when a sign in Anchorage, Alaska commands you to: STOP Wait 28 seconds OK – we know it’s probably a timed traffic signal with a 28 second wait, but Read more
7 Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates flickr Some road signs have a serious message behind them, but let’s be honest; would you really stop to pick up a hitchhiker in the vicinity of a prison in Texas or Oklahoma, USA? If you would, heed the ominous signs that say: Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates « Read more