America’s 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs

1. Alasdair
   October 6th, 2008 at 10:59 am

   What the heck? So, 3 lanes, and only 1 lane, are open at the same time? How does that work?

2. Miss Cellania
   October 6th, 2008 at 11:01 am

   Those other lanes are going the other way. Changeable lanes scare me. If you believe the top line, the second line will get you killed!

3. Gail Pink
   October 6th, 2008 at 11:02 am

   Ohhhhhh, that was fun!

4. red
   October 6th, 2008 at 11:09 am

   I understand the sign, but there’s way too much text on it. No one can read and digest that while driving by.

5. andiscandis
   October 6th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

   So… I’ll just stay all the way to the right no matter what….

6. ted
   October 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

   There are probably lights in the street, as well. Commuters in the morning, commuters going the opposite way in the afternoon. Pretty straightforward.

7. EEM
   October 6th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

   I was not at all shocked by the sf sign. It actually looks quite familiar XD

8. Larfin Jackarse
   October 6th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

   Yes…confusing foreign traffic signs are always fun when you learnt to drive on the other side of the road.

9. kl
   October 6th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

   seriously people? I don’t know where this sign is, but you can automatically tell its a sign for contraflow lanes.

10. marc
    October 6th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    630am to 930pm Use 3 of the 4 lanes?…. but from 330pm in the second lane you’ll meet traffic coming straight at you from the opposite direction! No wonder I hate driving.

11. violet
    October 6th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    It’s just rush hour rules. Lots of parkways have this sort of arrangement. I’d bet that the commuters don’t mind the sign as much as they would the gridlock if the lanes stayed the same through the day.

12. Poulette
    October 6th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    That looks like Connecticut Ave. NW in Washington, DC… and if this photo wasn’t taken there, that is still indeed how those lanes work.

13. b
    October 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    This has to be Arizona…try read those signs going 45 mph in 3-4 lane traffic. Take that into consideration and then add all the old people in the world and you have a problem…a big old problem

    b

14. leanbeans
    October 6th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    I think that’s supposed to say 6.30am-9.30AM if it’s to do with rush hour?

15. Miss Cellania
    October 6th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    It’s in Washington, DC. You can click where it says “Link” with an underline, and go to the original article, where they show all ten signs and explain them somewhat.

16. Josh
    October 7th, 2008 at 9:28 am

    That DC sign is near my old apartment, and I suspect it’s photoshopped.

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