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Old 04-06-18, 08:09 PM
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Unusual road signs.

I know there was a thread dedicated to signs for bike trails, but how about one for slightly unusual road signs. I don't know how unusual this one actually is, but it's not one I recall ever seeing. This is around Pueblo, Colorado, in the "foothills" of the Rockies. 🙂
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Old 04-06-18, 08:41 PM
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somewhere in Indiana....
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Old 04-06-18, 08:46 PM
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Likely the crest of the hill blocks the view to the other side. There was just an piece on this on the national news about a hill in San Fransisco where GPS apps arr routing people down the street.

This is a welcome site when you are on a bicycle. Really unnerving when you see the entering one.
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Old 04-06-18, 08:48 PM
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Good sign, it would seem obvious but I see that most drivers don't really slow up going over a hill crest. I don't have pics but there's a couple local road signs noting speed for upcoming curves but it's the same speed as previous speed limit.
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Not unusual if it were the US But this is in Cologne, Italy. Apparently the Italians loved Kennedy.
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Old 04-06-18, 09:27 PM
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well, which is it?
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Old 04-06-18, 09:29 PM
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Not a sign but a traffic signal in Italy. Brescia if I recall correctly.
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Old 04-06-18, 09:35 PM
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Seinfeld fans anyone? I think this was in Pavia. OK not not a road sign but still funny if you are a Seinfield fan
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he said ".....and the "N" stands for ___________ "
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On the South Santiam Hwy in the Oregon Cascades, there's a set of warning ahead signs that threw me for a loop the first time I rode it.

On an arduous climb towards Tombstone Summit, a large sign states: " 1rst warning, 11 miles, 6% downgrade ahead." A good distance further up the climb is a similar sign, "2nd warning, 11 miles, 6% downgrade ahead." Further ahead there's another: "3rd warning, 11 miles, 6% downgrade ahead". At the third sign, I assumed I had seen the last warning and I must be very near the top. (I was very much ready to be done with climbing for awhile.) I climbed a while longer expecting to see the top, went around a corner and saw a sign: "Last warning, 11 miles, 6% downgrade ahead." That last sign about deflated whatever hope I had of ever seeing the top of this climb anytime soon. The 11 miles of 6% descent was a nice break though once I finally made it to the top.

On another note, a sign in a housing track near my house states, "Speed Hump Ahead".
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after a century ride in the heat and the hills, what you really need is........
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i'm not sure that's definitively a causal relationship
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Old 04-07-18, 01:33 AM
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On a 20% grade:


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Just asking for trouble.
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Originally Posted by spinnaker
Likely the crest of the hill blocks the view to the other side. There was just an piece on this on the national news about a hill in San Fransisco where GPS apps arr routing people down the street.

This is a welcome site when you are on a bicycle. Really unnerving when you see the entering one.
Good one. I've seen several of those along the coast, between California, Oregon, and Washington state. 👍
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Just asking for trouble.
Instant classic. That'd look right at home in any good bar. 😁
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