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10.) Circle!



Official Meaning of Sign: There is a traffic circle up ahead.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: OMG, circles are awesome and everywhere. Let's do a circle right now!
Where it's Located: Allaire Circle on Route 34, New Jersey
[Photo Credit: Wiki]

9.) You Should Probably Just Turn Off The Car And Walk



Official Meaning of Sign: Drivers in the left lane can only make a sharp left; drivers in the lane second from the left turn either a secondmost sharp or a slightly less sharp left; drivers in the center lane make a fourthmost sharp left; drivers in the right-of-center lane turn the fifthmost sharp left or go straight; drivers in the far right lane go straight or right.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: Just follow along with the general pattern of traffic and hope you don't die.
Where it's Located: San Francisco, California
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

8.) Yield To Bikes



Official Meaning of Sign: Yield to bikes when approaching the new lane.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: Yield to people doing wheelies, backwards, into traffic.
Where it's Located: Seattle, Washington
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

7.) Stop Don't Stop



Official Meaning of Sign: Stop and then, as you proceed, do not stop. If you are a commercial vehicle you can actually stop, though it says you can't, on the right side for 30 minutes.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: Just slowly roll through, trying to load or unload for no longer than 30 minutes.
Where it's Located: Fresno, California
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

6.) Define "Very Light"



Official Meaning of Sign: You can only turn left if there isn't much traffic on a street called "Aviation."
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: As this photo is near the airport, if you don't know "Aviation St." is a thoroughfare, the sign means "look up to see how many planes are landing or taking off before attempting a left." If you know "Aviation" is a road try explaining to the police officer what your definition of "very light" is.
Where it's Located: Los Angeles, California
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

5.) The Michigan Left



Official Meaning of Sign: Take a Michigan Left by going down the street and then making a U-turn to go left.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: As opposed to the typical Michigan Left sign, this one seems to indicate that the State of Michigan is trying to trick you into not taking the obvious left turn in front of you.
Where it's Located: Marquette, Michigan
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

4.) Take A Right At Montreal



Official Meaning of Sign: Go straight for Montreal Avenue, the other direction for Montreal Way and take a left for Montreal Circle.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: People in St. Paul, Minnesota are not exceptionally creative.
Where it's Located: St. Paul, Minnesota
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

3.) So That's How You Merge





Official Meaning of Sign: Merge from the left lane to the center lane or turn left.
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: The government of Dekalb doesn't think its citizens understand how a merge works and require overly complex drawings to explain very common driving situations.
Where it's Located: Dekalb, Illinois
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

2.) All Other Times



Official Meaning of Sign: The right three lanes are open during rush hour, the right line is only open from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm except for that period between 6:30 in the morning and 9:30 at night. The right two lanes are open from 9:30 pm to 6:30 am. The far left lane is lava (we think).
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: City planners in the District of Columbia either do not understand the difference between am and pm or it's up to drivers to guess which lanes are open when. The far left lane is lava (yeah, we're sticking to this).
Where it's Located: Washington, D.C.
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

1.) Driving A Truck With Higher Than A 10,000 lb. GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) Is Not Fun



Official Meaning of Sign: Trucks over 10,000 pounds are not permitted to turn around — maybe?
Unofficial Meaning of Sign to Us: Big trucks are not allowed to drive on their roofs. Big trucks are not allowed to flip over. Everyone else is either allowed to drive on their roofs or flip over.
Where it's Located: Seattle, WA
[Photo Credit: Flickr]

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FiftyFive

Funny

elessar

Wasn't sure if this belonged in Car Talk or Ramblings... thanks for the move!

phipark

ah...so that's what a Michigan Left is. And what the F is wrong with St. Paul.

phile

The only signs that were confusing for me were #9, #4 and #2. But #9...yikes, can you imagine getting lost and seeing that crap.

timmahh

lol!

Ken1997TL

Seattle and San Fran really do have the most confusing intersections..

imj0257

iTrader: (1)

ahaha cool

Trackruner228

iTrader: (1)

So on number 7 you get a ticket no matter what you do.

chill_dog

Only 2 and 4 are confusing. Obviously 2 is a typo. 4 isn't that bad if you're a local...hell, we have a similar one here, the intersection of Queens Rd. and Queens Rd.

Moog-Type-S

Eoanou

I heard somewhere of a book published that argues the superfluous amount of traffic signs are the cause of many accidents, because they don't allow for the driver to use their good instincts and often confuse drivers.

Whiskers

Verry funny...The NJ circle (I know exactly where that is) is funnier because they got rid of the circles...

sipark

6:30 am to 9:30 pm?

No wonder rush hour sucks in DC.

S14 n Tsx

pretty funny.

stright-(paint)balling

what i'd do with all these signs:
PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

imj0257

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juniorbean

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LOL.. I was just going to post that.

And actually the intersection is Queens Rd and Queens Road, plus Providence and Providence. Gotta say, first time I saw that I was more then confused...

Costco

I remember driving through that intersection for the first time.... I knew where I was going but the sign made me trip out for a sec. I was like, wtf, did you see that!

cltypeSLOW

i was so freaking confused by the queens and providence streets when i first moved here!

shabaaz

Here is one from my town...

It is officially called "confusion corner".

RyanCHICL

iTrader: (1)

LOL, the aviation one got me.

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

Great.

TS_eXpeed

What.

The.

imj0257

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dallison

never saw these before

chill_dog

I'm fairly certain I've seen this one.


That's not too bad, really.


Looks clear to me


Now this is ridiculous. But from looking at it, is it an actual stoplight or some sort of artwork?

NSXNEXT

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Nope, that one is still there. They got rid of a few in South Jersey (Rt 70 Ellisburg and RaceTrack circles) as well as the Collingswood Circle.

Black Tire

lol

Dr. Colorado

Lolz

tmnhs81

I want that in my yard next year for christmas.

sho_nuff1997

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Pure Adrenaline

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The Michigan left does not bother me one bit. After more than a decade of living there, it has become a natural part of life.

The Aviation one and the last one about the GVWR rating got me.

BigLizard

lol

A lot of signs through out Washington state can be very confusing! A lot of people just follow the lines when taking a left and never pay attention. The 2 and 3 lane left turns are a lil hairy sometimes!

Blazing GT

bgsm1th

I used to live on Montreal Ave when I was in college and my best friend still does.

Montreal Way and Montreal Circle are both just 50 yard dead ends with no houses...so it's really not THAT confusing... (but still retarded)