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Road Signs That Don't Make Sense

So i've been working on this for a bit now, but i am compiling a list of road signs, that make no sense, if you think about them. So here we go, let me start you off with some good ones:

Blind Driveway
Blind Curve Ahead - (inanimate objects dont have vision, say it like it is, it's a blind driver)
Caution Slow Down Pedestrian Traffic - (i still don't know what they mean)
Slow Watch For Pedestrians - (as opposed to a fast watch or something)
Watch for Pedestrians - (How about a watch for motorists?)
Slow Children
Slow Children Crossing
Slow Pedestrians
Slow School
Slow Playground
Slow Children Playing
- (Am I the only person who thinks that calling people slow isn't nice, especially on a public road? To me it's one step away from calling them retarded, and that is wrong! Maybe special, or mentally challenged, or physically challenged...)
Caution Falling Rock - (Though the conflict with US natives was over a long time ago?)
Draw Bridge Ahead - (What if one can't draw?)
Men Working - (Seems a bit sexist)
Parking Lot Cycles - (Haven't been able to figure out what this one is trying to tell me either)
No Dumping - (What if you REALLY have to go... i mean.... never mind)
No Smoking On Campus Prohibited - (Found this one on one of the college campuses i visited)
High Pedestrian Area - (I was like, am in in Jamaica or Amsterdam or something?)

Tis it for now... i will post more as i find more. Don't hesitate to post, if you have signs that you still don't get.

Lastly, in advanced, someone will post a speed limit sign for the high way, yes i don't understand those either, haha, you're funny, go find ones that really don't make sense.
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Re: Road Signs That Don't Make Sense

Caution Moose on Highway
Speed Hump Ahead (that's probably my favorite)
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Re: Road Signs That Don't Make Sense

Stop here on red - (But the line is white!)
All trucks commercial vehicles next right - (This one is plain, confusing, trucks are commercial vehicles, all trucks commercial vehicles does not make sense as a phrase, and then the direction gets added and it gets me waaay confused.)
Use ped signal - (what is a PED signal?)

This one is also from the plain stupid realm:
no thumbs up apparently...

- seriously, go forward back....
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