Signs of the Times – Part 2

I’ve been noticing more and more signs – since my last post about this topic – that are so incredibly funny and strange and just wrong. I had a little pushback on one of my signs earlier – the one that had a sign saying “end construction” and 10 feet later one that read “road work ahead.” One of my faithful readers pointed out that indeed, part of the construction may have ended, and more was beginning in the next block.

Fair point. However, it still struck me funny. As did the following set of signs:

I was trying to find out why this might have been a useful pair of signs and I ran across a website that showed a lot of strange signs. My favorite was one that is designed to confuse any driver. It’s also not helpful to those trying to teach young folks that “red means stop” and “green means go.” It looked like this:

For those of us – and we appear to be dwindling in number – who are cautious drivers, I appreciate signs that tell me that the bridge surface will freeze before the road, and that there are sharp curves ahead. But I saw a sign that made me think there are people out there who maybe, just maybe, shouldn’t be driving. At least, if they require this warning, they should re-think driving (just my opinion).

My personal favorite of the strange and oxymoronic signs is one that defies explanation. If you can think of a single reason that this sign (and someone spent money to create it) is useful, I’d be fascinated to hear it!

As a person who mows several acres of land each week, barring droughts, I appreciate the need to put out signs asking county mowers to “not spray or mow” my tiger lilies. I also appreciate when signs tell them there are hidden ditches or ravines. Safety first, always! But this sign- and it’s my last, I promise – really threw me. I mean, seriously, would someone have to be told this? If so, perhaps this is not the person to hire into a mowing profession!