BajaNomad

Hwy 1 Road Signs

Yakfishing - 11-1-2007 at 02:18 PM

Sorry, I don't have a photo – I’m sure some one does. I always chuckle and shake my head when I see two road signs that are exactly the same installed inches from each other. Usually an S curve sign, but there are speed limit, curva peligroso, Km markers, etc in the mix. Why is that? Is it government workers just following orders?
Worker: "Hey boss, the drawing says we need to install it here, but there’s one there already."
Boss: "I don’t care, put in another one! We’ve got 48 signs in the truck and we gotta install them all by the end of the week."

I guess the US are the only ones wasting tax money…

vandenberg - 11-1-2007 at 05:03 PM

Here, at the turn off from Hwy1 to San Javier, we have 2 distance signs within a couple of hundred yards of each other, one claiming 32 km and the other 36 km. And they have been there for years.:(:(

[Edited on 11-2-2007 by vandenberg]

4baja - 11-1-2007 at 05:42 PM

to much work to pull one out, just plant the other and call it good.:coolup:

David K - 11-2-2007 at 07:39 AM

Probably the orders are only to install new signs, not remove old ones?

toneart - 11-2-2007 at 08:39 AM

You guys are all using logic. That's crazy-making! :lol:

shari - 11-2-2007 at 08:47 AM

My favorite sign is DONT LEAVE ROCKS ON THE ROAD! This is actually a reminder for those who change tires and put rocks under the tires so the car doesnt' roll.

vandenberg - 11-2-2007 at 11:00 AM

Another favorite.:P

Long after road work has been completed, the warning signs are still in place, sometimes for months.:(:(

Opps

Dave - 11-2-2007 at 11:06 AM

On my last trip I ran into a few curve signs that had lost their top support and had swung down. The arrow was pointing in the opposite direction. For the unwashed, it would make for an interesting nighttime driving experience. :lol:

Cardon - 11-2-2007 at 12:36 PM

I like those intersections that have a green light and also have a STOP sign.




This one is in Loreto.

backninedan - 11-2-2007 at 12:39 PM

We have two stoplights in Loreto, one hasn't worked in the five years I have been here and the other is broken most of the time. Oh well, it gives the newbie cops something to do. They do love those new whistles!!!

Wiles - 11-2-2007 at 05:32 PM

My favorite:

BajaRoadSign2.jpg - 50kB

Paulina - 11-2-2007 at 05:59 PM

Wiles,
That's a vintage sign into Camp Gecko you've got there!

P<*)))><

Oso - 11-2-2007 at 06:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
My favorite sign is DONT LEAVE ROCKS ON THE ROAD! This is actually a reminder for those who change tires and put rocks under the tires so the car doesnt' roll.


Sorry Shari, but you are misinformed. That's not why they are there. Few Mexicans carry flares, flags, folding triangle reflectors etc. When a vehicle breaks down on the road, particularly where there is no shoulder to pull off on, The driver or someone will walk a distance back down the road, particularly around a blind curve and stack a pile of three or more rocks on the road as a warning. Mexicans recognize stacked rocks on the road as a signal of trouble ahead. Sometimes after the vehicle is fixed, the rocks are forgotten. Those signs are subtle reminders to drivers to pick up after themselves.

BTW, a pair of your paisanos are headed your way on a record setting off-road trip from B.C. to Cabo on quads.

http://www.yumasun.com/news/joinville_37553___article_news.h...

Pescador - 11-5-2007 at 07:02 AM

coming from the US where everything is very standardized, I love the signs that are not installed far enough from the shoulder of the road and they have all been hit at one time or another by a truck going by.

bajagrouper - 11-5-2007 at 09:55 PM

I wish i had this picture and it was south of Puertocitos buy the dumps and it read" NO DUMPING"

are we lost yet?

Bob and jane - 11-6-2007 at 07:35 AM

We got where we were going, but the signs weren't much help. Luckily we ran into a few cowboys on horseback who knew the way.

resized evaristo sign 3.jpg - 48kB

CaboRon - 11-11-2007 at 10:11 AM

Was in Todos Santos last week and saw many brand new street name signs while driving to Peace and Loaf... however most of them had NO writing on them. Isnt this missing the point of a street marker. Oh well, it is Mexico after all.
CaboRon:bounce:

Paula - 11-11-2007 at 10:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oso
Quote:
Originally posted by shari
My favorite sign is DONT LEAVE ROCKS ON THE ROAD! This is actually a reminder for those who change tires and put rocks under the tires so the car doesnt' roll.


Sorry Shari, but you are misinformed. That's not why they are there. Few Mexicans carry flares, flags, folding triangle reflectors etc. When a vehicle breaks down on the road, particularly where there is no shoulder to pull off on, The driver or someone will walk a distance back down the road, particularly around a blind curve and stack a pile of three or more rocks on the road as a warning. Mexicans recognize stacked rocks on the road as a signal of trouble ahead. Sometimes after the vehicle is fixed, the rocks are forgotten. Those signs are subtle reminders to drivers to pick up after themselves.

BTW, a pair of your paisanos are headed your way on a record setting off-road trip from B.C. to Cabo on quads.

http://www.yumasun.com/news/joinville_37553___article_news.h...


Shari and Oso, thank you for this information! Now I won't have to feel guily anymore when I drive by fallen rock on blind curves and don't stop and jump out to remove it. i really couldn't figure out the intent of this sign.

One of my favorites is north of Santa Rosalia. After passing countless signs that gruffly say "NO TIRE BASURA", there is one that sweetly says "pon la basura en su lugar", and is decorated with musical notes. But one problem with this sign, the tune gets stuck in my head:spingrin:

I'm cheating with this sign,

BMG - 11-11-2007 at 11:51 AM

it's in Sonora, but I thought some of you might get a kick out of it.

WALT MART road sign.JPG - 45kB