Talk:2841: Sign Combo - Revision history

138.75.249.122 at 12:47, 5 February 2026

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141.101.98.118 at 12:46, 29 April 2024

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172.71.94.134: Try looking from the other directions and it might make sense

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Try looking from the other directions and it might make sense

172.68.174.233: /* "No stopping at any time" and max/min speed contradiction */

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‎"No stopping at any time" and max/min speed contradiction

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172.70.85.27 at 15:44, 17 October 2023

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172.69.194.194 at 15:41, 17 October 2023

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		+	Guys it's pretty simple, just reverse your car. there's nothing that says you cant do that. i'm genuinely surprised no one thought of this. [[Special:Contributions/138.75.249.122\|138.75.249.122]] 12:47, 5 February 2026 (UTC)flatdurian
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	I was a driver in the Boston area (where Randall lives) for nearly a quarter of a century and this sign combo would not be that unusual to come across. I remember one three way intersection of streets in downtown Boston where all three streets were one-way _out_ of the intersection; there had been a fourth street by which you once could have entered the intersection, but it got closed off by the construction of a new building. There was another intersection in nearby Somerville where as you approached (on a one-way street four lanes wide) you saw three traffic lights spread out on the far side of the intersection, which displayed at one point in the cycle three red lights over three different green arrows, one pointing each way; so the red lights weren't stopping you from doing anything, you were allowed to go in any direction according to the green arrows, so why were there stop lights on? [[User:MAP\|MAP]] ([[User talk:MAP\|talk]]) 04:11, 17 October 2023 (UTC)		I was a driver in the Boston area (where Randall lives) for nearly a quarter of a century and this sign combo would not be that unusual to come across. I remember one three way intersection of streets in downtown Boston where all three streets were one-way _out_ of the intersection; there had been a fourth street by which you once could have entered the intersection, but it got closed off by the construction of a new building. There was another intersection in nearby Somerville where as you approached (on a one-way street four lanes wide) you saw three traffic lights spread out on the far side of the intersection, which displayed at one point in the cycle three red lights over three different green arrows, one pointing each way; so the red lights weren't stopping you from doing anything, you were allowed to go in any direction according to the green arrows, so why were there stop lights on? [[User:MAP\|MAP]] ([[User talk:MAP\|talk]]) 04:11, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

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 I can't be the only one that sees a Gaza strip evacuation subttext to this.
+: out of luck buddy --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.118|141.101.98.118]] 12:46, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 == "No stopping at any time" and max/min speed contradiction ==

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	:Double lines are also "do not cross" in America. And I think in this case it's supposed to be yellow, the dashed-and-solid combo indicates a one-sided passing zone into a lane with on-coming traffic, and double lines in general are only use to separate anti-parallel lanes of traffic, both of which use yellow. "Solid double white lines" do exist, but are only used in very specific cases. Near me, there's a very congested exit, and the solid double whites are used to indicate "no really, you should have switched lanes ages ago, it's too late now!", but since it isn't a Jersey barrier or a line of rods or even a full on median, nobody actually follows the rule. Anonymous 07:30, 14 October 2023 (UTC)		:Double lines are also "do not cross" in America. And I think in this case it's supposed to be yellow, the dashed-and-solid combo indicates a one-sided passing zone into a lane with on-coming traffic, and double lines in general are only use to separate anti-parallel lanes of traffic, both of which use yellow. "Solid double white lines" do exist, but are only used in very specific cases. Near me, there's a very congested exit, and the solid double whites are used to indicate "no really, you should have switched lanes ages ago, it's too late now!", but since it isn't a Jersey barrier or a line of rods or even a full on median, nobody actually follows the rule. Anonymous 07:30, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
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		+	: The one way double lines could actually make sense in the case of a one-way street ahead. If you'd look from the other way, the one-way changes into oncoming traffic. So, to prevent accidents, all drivers have to move to the right line (left, from our pov). In Germany, those lines are quite common in front of dangerous bends. Since overtaking is prohibited in curves, drivers can only move back to their intended lane but not into the oncoming lane. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.94.134\|172.71.94.134]] 13:51, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

	:: BTW in Europe, yellow lines are reserved for temporary use, and then take precedence over any existing white lines. Makes lots of sense, because there are so many construction sites here. (And the yellow lines are actually just adhesive tape.) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.87.102\|162.158.87.102]] 08:28, 14 October 2023 (UTC)		:: BTW in Europe, yellow lines are reserved for temporary use, and then take precedence over any existing white lines. Makes lots of sense, because there are so many construction sites here. (And the yellow lines are actually just adhesive tape.) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.87.102\|162.158.87.102]] 08:28, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

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	To Obey the signs you need to "Drive like Xeno", approach the signs at ever decreasing speed without actually come to rest, or passing the no entry sign. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.30\|108.162.249.30]] 00:52, 17 October 2023 (UTC)		To Obey the signs you need to "Drive like Xeno", approach the signs at ever decreasing speed without actually come to rest, or passing the no entry sign. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.30\|108.162.249.30]] 00:52, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
	: Self-driving test car running overtrained metamodels approaches the signs. Time itself begins to slow down in proportion to nearness. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.143\|172.70.126.143]] 01:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)		: Self-driving test car running overtrained metamodels approaches the signs. Time itself begins to slow down in proportion to nearness. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.143\|172.70.126.143]] 01:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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		+	This is not a problem for flying cars or mole drills. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.233\|172.68.174.233]] 21:26, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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 : Aye - doesn't that combination of dashed and solid lines imply that there will be opposing traffic? Ie, the markings on the road expect traffic to enter past the sign, despite what the signs are saying, which adds another layer of absurd (Ignore the pole signs and use the lane on the right, otherwise the lane on the right can never be used?)
 :Double lines are also "do not cross" in America. And I think in this case it's supposed to be yellow, the dashed-and-solid combo indicates a one-sided passing zone into a lane with on-coming traffic, and double lines in general are only use to separate anti-parallel lanes of traffic, both of which use yellow. "Solid double white lines" do exist, but are only used in very specific cases. Near me, there's a very congested exit, and the solid double whites are used to indicate "no really, you should have switched lanes ages ago, it's too late now!", but since it isn't a Jersey barrier or a line of rods or even a full on median, nobody actually follows the rule. Anonymous 07:30, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
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 :[[File:UK_traffic_sign_622.8.svg|50px]] No vehicles carrying explosives allowed... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.197|141.101.99.197]] 18:15, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 ::That's no vehicles carrying peacocks.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.27|172.70.85.27]] 15:44, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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	If I had to comply with these instructions, I would just put the car into reverse and argue that I was never "stopped". If I actually saw this in real life, I think I'd just slow down, put on my hazard lights, and make a u-turn when appropriate.[[User:Jsnider3\|Jsnider3]] ([[User talk:Jsnider3\|talk]]) 10:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC		If I had to comply with these instructions, I would just put the car into reverse and argue that I was never "stopped". If I actually saw this in real life, I think I'd just slow down, put on my hazard lights, and make a u-turn when appropriate.[[User:Jsnider3\|Jsnider3]] ([[User talk:Jsnider3\|talk]]) 10:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC
		+	:To go from forward movement to rearward movement, you would have to, at some point, even if only for a fraction of a second, to have stopped.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.194\|172.69.194.194]] 15:41, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

	UK equivalents: [[File:UK_traffic_sign_616.svg\|50px]][[File:UK_traffic_sign_614.svg\|50px]][[File:UK_traffic_sign_642.svg\|25px]]		UK equivalents: [[File:UK_traffic_sign_616.svg\|50px]][[File:UK_traffic_sign_614.svg\|50px]][[File:UK_traffic_sign_642.svg\|25px]]

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	:Stopping on a road with double white lines to your left may count as obstructing the road, which I can imagine to be illegal in many places? [[User:Gpvos\|Gpvos]] ([[User talk:Gpvos\|talk]]) 10:02, 14 October 2023 (UTC)		:Stopping on a road with double white lines to your left may count as obstructing the road, which I can imagine to be illegal in many places? [[User:Gpvos\|Gpvos]] ([[User talk:Gpvos\|talk]]) 10:02, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
		+	:I believe in the UK the location of the signs doesn't determine the scope of their applicability at all - that's defined by the related traffic order. So it's possible that you might be legally allowed to turn, etc. past where the sign is, but equally you may be committing an offence by doing so before it, and you've no actual way of telling.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.27\|172.70.85.27]] 15:39, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

	If I had to comply with these instructions, I would just put the car into reverse and argue that I was never "stopped". If I actually saw this in real life, I think I'd just slow down, put on my hazard lights, and make a u-turn when appropriate.[[User:Jsnider3\|Jsnider3]] ([[User talk:Jsnider3\|talk]]) 10:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC		If I had to comply with these instructions, I would just put the car into reverse and argue that I was never "stopped". If I actually saw this in real life, I think I'd just slow down, put on my hazard lights, and make a u-turn when appropriate.[[User:Jsnider3\|Jsnider3]] ([[User talk:Jsnider3\|talk]]) 10:52, 14 October 2023 (UTC

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 And I completely forgot why I was posting in the first place: I think there's good reason to create a full "traffic signs" or "road signs" tag, not just "traffic lights". I know there's a page with a very complicated "this is what the road ahead looks like" sign that just says "good luck", and of course there's "Next Five Miles" and "Ahead Stop". Thoughts? Anonymous 07:58, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 :I would support that. I wanted to put this comic into a category but I couldn't find an appropriate one. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.58.3|172.69.58.3]] 23:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 More thoughts: if you must not make a U-turn to the left, you should do it to the right.

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	::: Back when elephants had fur, road markings in the USA were white. Starting in the 1950s, road crews throughout the USA began using yellow rather than white paint. From memory, it took about a decade for the transition to be completed, with more rural roads the last to go yellow. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.161\|162.158.90.161]] 18:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)		::: Back when elephants had fur, road markings in the USA were white. Starting in the 1950s, road crews throughout the USA began using yellow rather than white paint. From memory, it took about a decade for the transition to be completed, with more rural roads the last to go yellow. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.161\|162.158.90.161]] 18:18, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
		+	::: Not in Ireland - standard road markings are yellow. (And, as far as I understand it, Ireland is in Europe.)[[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.195\|172.69.194.195]] 15:32, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

	Speaking of lines ... in the USA, "Do Not Enter" signs on open roadways usually signal that the road ahead is one-way traffic coming at you. A driver is thereby warned (for example) not to enter the "exit" ramp of a freeway. However, the road striping indicates that passing is permitted for drivers proceeding forward past the sign ... which is nonsensical if the only legal traffic is coming at the viewpoint driver. I am reminded of the ancient comedy routine, "Somebody went to the Army-Navy store, got himself a sign, looked out his living room window, 'Look, Martha, we caught somebody!'" [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.118\|162.158.186.118]] 19:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC)		Speaking of lines ... in the USA, "Do Not Enter" signs on open roadways usually signal that the road ahead is one-way traffic coming at you. A driver is thereby warned (for example) not to enter the "exit" ramp of a freeway. However, the road striping indicates that passing is permitted for drivers proceeding forward past the sign ... which is nonsensical if the only legal traffic is coming at the viewpoint driver. I am reminded of the ancient comedy routine, "Somebody went to the Army-Navy store, got himself a sign, looked out his living room window, 'Look, Martha, we caught somebody!'" [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.118\|162.158.186.118]] 19:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC)