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Old 12-01-20, 12:57 PM
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Not a road sign, but...

I rode past this car last week on the way to work. Decided not to stop and take a picture. Regretted it later. Luckily, the car was in the same spot on my next ride in.
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Old 07-09-21, 07:42 PM
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Old 10-26-21, 05:08 PM
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Not mine, but fits here...
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Not mine, but fits here...
​​​​​​​This is, quite frankly, awesome. Huge respect for whoever made it...
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Old 11-04-21, 10:27 PM
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Should I stay or should I go now?
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Old 01-08-22, 01:28 AM
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Are you sure you didn't have a wrench in you back pocket at the time of this photograph being taken? Seriously funny by the way.
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Old 01-08-22, 11:29 AM
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This is the Way.

It was stopping to take this photo that I lowsided on the greasy wet MUP and broke my thumb. Back in November. Guess I only just now got over it

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Old 01-11-22, 10:26 AM
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not commuting & not a road sign, but thought it was a fun sign
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Old 12-04-22, 06:19 PM
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Stole this one.
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Old 12-06-22, 05:34 AM
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Old 12-14-22, 02:40 AM
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It's not on my commute, but it's a road sign. It describes Arcata perfectly.


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Old 12-14-22, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Korina
It's not on my commute, but it's a road sign. It describes Arcata perfectly.
Which sign? The bike friendly community or the truck route??
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Old 12-14-22, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by pdlamb
Which sign? The bike friendly community or the truck route??
I think the point is they are both there together
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Old 12-14-22, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
I think the point is they are both there together
I don't really see a conflict there. "Bike Friendly" just means the city has marked a bunch of bike routes, regardless of their suitability for cyclists. Truck routes are fairly common markings to try to keep through trucks from cutting through residential areas and streets, such as those a bicyclist might want to ride. Notice, too, the 3' shoulder that's sufficient for a bike route/lane on a road with trucks (though it's about as narrow a shoulder as I'd want to ride in that situation).
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Old 12-14-22, 02:37 PM
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I agree, and I think that bike lane looks a good bit wider than 3'. It looks fully as wide as the silver car, which appears to be a full-size SUV
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Old 12-14-22, 02:39 PM
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@pdlamb, it was meant to be humorous, as trucks and bikes are generally incompatible, but the City pretends that they are.
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2. Germany (and most of Europe) never have a North/S/E/W direction, so you better know where all the cities are, so you know if you're going in the right direction.

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An old Lang sign... Have a happy new year!
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Wondering if some of you already saw this sign pop-up somewhere?



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No picture because I'm off work for the holiday, but whoever installed the signs for a new traffic circle by me had no idea which way goes up (or didn't care). The sign is still 99% effective in any orientation, but to my eye it seems unworkmanlike to install two in close proximity with the arrows not lined up. Is there a right way?
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I guess you had this coming...
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That was great! 👌

Now for something completely different…


I’m sure some one will argue that it is the wrong thread… but it is Christmas season so let’s enjoy a little. 😉
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