What does this sign mean?

1. Jimbo
   April 24th, 2007 at 1:14 pm

   Either the plane crapped on the car or the road is at the end of a runway.

2. Nate
   April 24th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

   I think it's a warning for planes urinating on vehicles.
   But because of the fancy star by the car, it's either clean, new or it's gas...and when said gas touches the vehicle it explodes.

3. hermit_man
   April 24th, 2007 at 1:48 pm

   Nope. Low flying terrorists.

4. XuYu
   April 24th, 2007 at 1:56 pm

   A warning not to get in the way of the airplane's tow cable, which is towing aerial advertising banners e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxaGiO1WTk

5. Ali
   April 24th, 2007 at 2:17 pm

   Beware of Planes Pooping.

6. junk
   April 24th, 2007 at 2:32 pm

   joe dirt's rock buddy

7. Michael Slaughter
   April 24th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

   I'm a pilot. It's simple. The sign suggests that the road (there is a road, isn't there?) is close to the final approach to a runway. In a word, LOW-FLYING PLANES.

8. joh3n
   April 24th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

   It might be in an area frequented by cropdusters who fly very low over the ground.

   Nah, who am I kidding, it's the poopoing planes.

9. Jeff
   April 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm

   The plane appears to be dropping a hand grenade on the car. Perhaps it's a warning about single-engine crop-bombers?

   Or maybe it's a warning about planes that leak lavatory waste.

10. Lars
    April 24th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    Warning! Stuka dive-bombers!

11. Jimbo
    April 24th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

    Got it, it is a remote controlled plane warning. Notice the cable tied to the roof of the car.

12. Bruce
    April 24th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    A warning that a plane my try and mate with your car?

13. JT
    April 24th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    I would guess its either a towrope for a banner as previously suggested or for towing a glider.

14. Britt
    April 24th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    Low-flying aircraft?

15. Ralph Gegier
    April 24th, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    I am a glider instructor and this is a warning to motorists to watch for the tow rope attached to the end of the tow plane as it is landing. The rope has a metal ring on its end. The profile drawing is a Piper Pawnee if anyone is interested. Could be a banner tow plane as well but the tow plane doesn't usually land with the banner tow rope attached. A glider tow plane almost always lands with the rope attached. Some tow planes have internal reels to wind in the rope, but such is not all that common.

16. Merovingian
    April 24th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    Yes, this road would be next to a runway used for gliders. Powered aircraft tow the gliders up to altitude using a tow rope, as depicted in the sign. The risk would come from possible cable breaks, or emergency launch abortions mid-launch, etc...

17. ted
    April 25th, 2007 at 3:57 am

    That's really stupid.
    Why don't they have a way of retracting the tow rope once the glider has been released?

    I like the pooping theory better.

18. jonno
    April 25th, 2007 at 6:18 am

    Of course theres a risk of the plane hitting your car if the owner has painted the whole thing black, including the glass!

19. Charles
    April 25th, 2007 at 9:23 am

    I am sure you are all wrong. This is a warning to Pilots of low flying planes (hence the standard street sign) that they are at risk of being shot down by suspicious black cars. Notice the explosion and projectile path. This sign must be in an area where there is a high rate of car vs. plane drive by shootings.

20. Dr. McGregor
    April 25th, 2007 at 10:29 am

    I'm a doctor, this means something about some sort of UFO being chased by a automocar.

21. Jimbo
    April 25th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV, it is showing that there are planes as small as the tiny car flying around.

22. Alex
    April 25th, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    Obviously the sign warns pilots to properly anchor their planes onto cars. Don't want to have them lil' planes flopping 'round when the big wind comes.

    You guys are fun! Thanks for making my day.

23. jonno
    April 26th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

    or has it got something to do with planes that tow the north star around shouldnt fly too low for the possibility of impaling innocent vehicles?

24. Jer
    April 27th, 2007 at 4:35 am

    LOL. Nice try guys, However I have it figured it out! I'm a fake billionaire doctor and hired the world’s top scientists to decipher the sign. After several months at a particle physics lab, the conclusion was as follows....

    The sign is actually indicating a warning to planes. They should be carefully of low flying cars made from rubber. As you can see from the illustration, the plane isn't damaged; from the collision the fragile plane simply bounced off the rubber vehicle and the curved line suggests a typical trajectory of such an incident.

    Following this now-obvious discovery I've approached the US government to amend this standard sign so the word DANGER is alter to BOING!!

    I expect George Bush is already arranging an emergency meeting and a live Whitehouse broadcast to be aired shortly on this matter.

25. E-Wart
    April 27th, 2007 at 5:07 am

    Wrong again chaps, this sign means "Danger, trying to tow cars with propeller aircraft is a really bad idea." however it could also mean "Danger, Shiny cars may distract pilots." or finally. "Danger, pimped out car aerials may smite planes".

    Probably the first one though!

26. Jer
    April 27th, 2007 at 5:20 am

    Or possibly a warning that romatic pilots are proposing marriage in the area with engagment rings at the end of ropes. In fact the ring in the sign must be of a large carrat - just look at the shine!

27. Chris MacMillan
    April 27th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Probably in farm country and it's a warning for low flying crop dusters planes.

28. jonno
    April 28th, 2007 at 5:16 am

    is it to do with some kind of new car catching a plane rodeo? yeeehaaaw!! i got me one paww!!

29. Diesel
    February 18th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    optimist tsawassen

30. westmike
    August 10th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    The airplane depicted is a Piper Pawnee which is commonly used to tow advertising banners. The airplane is obviously in a dive atitude to pick up the banner with a hook trailing behind the airplane. A glider tow plane or a banner tow airplane landing would not be is such a nose low atitude. The Pawnee depicted is diving, will pitch up and the hook will swing between two poles on the ground and catch a rope strecthed between the two poles. The rope is connected to the banner and the plane will pull the banner off the ground. The sign is probably placed to keep people from driving onto the banner pick-up area.

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