The misspelling is used in order to get around Jacobs’ lawyers.What are “jake brakes” and why are they prohibited in some locations?
Now I know what to name my Alterna-rock band 
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Having ridden and driven through mountains, I can tell you that these signs are incredibly useful. I certainly don’t want to be run down by a semi carrying 20 tons of stuff while it is hurtling down the mountain at 110 MPH, which they will do even if they do have brakes.
[sub]I’m kidding about the band. I don’t have one, yet.[/sub]
Thanks. In Canada they tend to call them Snakeheads after the Chinese term, because of all the rustbuckets full of Chinese illegal immigrants that were washing up on the west coast for a while.
I hate the ones that say “Massachusetts State Police seek aggressive drivers.” I want to apply, but they don’t list a phone number.
There’s a billboard on I-70 near Pittsburgh that says “Beer: Gateway to Alcoholism”.
My favorite road sign is (was?) on I-295 outside Jacksonville: “Caution: Road Wet When Rain”.
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gfloyd, are you the one who started a thread a few months back, looking for cool things to do in Calif while you were looking at colleges? If so – how’dit go?
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You’re supposed to stick your head out the window and peer nervously up at the cliff tops while driving with one hand. Duh.
There’s one on I-15 near Temecula (as cher3 said) but I don’t think it has the cute sign.
There’s also 2 on the roads alongside the Salton Sea, between Palm Springs and Brawley. SR78, way out in the desert, may also have one. That covers ALL the roads connecting San Diego with the rest of the state.
What are the “Bridge freezes before road surface” for?
To remind you that you may be about to lose some traction, if the temperature is at or a little below freezing and there’s been some recent precipitation. It’s a good idea to back off the gas and put both hands on the wheel when reaching a bridge in those conditions.
“Watch for Falling Rock” has some joke connected to it about looking for the missing Indian brave.
IANA Meteoroligist, but I believe it is because the bridge or overpass is in the air, while the rest of the road surface is on the ground. The ground loses heat slower than the air and will resist freezing longer than the bridge.
Tut tut. Surely you mean keep both hands on the wheel? 
I guess what they mean is watch for fallen rock. In other words, don’t complain nobody warned you if you go round the next bend too fast to avoid a boulder that’s in the middle of the road.
Deer Crossing signs on the Interstate. I can just imagine a deer crossing the Interstate and cars start slamming on their breaks while other cars slam into them. There’s a huge smouldering mess with dead people everywhere. All the while, the deer has bounded across the stretch of road safely.
Some distance from where I live, at a very small rural airport, there is a two-part sign.
The top half has “WATCH FOR LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT”
The bottom half has the standard runway marking for a “Runway 18” on it.
The small building housing the office of this little airport has numerous pictures of airplane vs. pickup truck pictures dating from the 1930’s to the present hung on the walls.
The only thing I hate worse than seeing that sign is either driving or flying by it.
You’d think that after 70 years they’d maybe move either the road or the runway, but noooooooo…
Thus is the scene in many cartoons, sketch comedies, and outdoor comedy movies throughout the years.
I don’t know about worst signs, but my favorite sign for a long time was on I-5 South in San Diego. “Cruise Ships Use Airport Exit”.
I loved it. I always visualized the Love Boat having to put on a blinker and merge towards the exit for the San Diego airport. Unfortunately, just before I left California, someone fixed the sign so it read “For Cruise Ships, Use Airport Exit”. Poop. They take all my fun away.
Jackie Robinson Highway, Brooklyn-Queens very curvy road.
how curvy? Try six consecutive curve signs, one after another.