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Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 02:09
by Paul K
Another one of those photo features the Daily Telegraph seems to publish regularly.
More here, and guaranteed to raise a smile or two;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pictu ... signs.html
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 06:10
by DispatchDragon
The Zzyxxz one is just down I-15 from here on the way to LA
took me three years to find out how to pronouce it
Leif
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 07:35
by BAe146
If you think Zzyzx is just a strange name for a place, take a look at the story behind the place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Howe_Springer
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:37
by WhisperJet
This one's a village here in Austria!
Cheers,
Nick
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:44
by Garry Russell
Some of our road signs a just plain wrong
I once was riding my pushbike and was forced to swerve by a car that came onto the cycle lane.
I collided with a give way sign..........it didn't
Garry
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:47
by Garry Russell
WhisperJet wrote:This one's a village here in Austria!
Cheers,
Nick
Nick.out of interest, what do they call folk born in the village?
Garry
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 09:07
by Filonian
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 11:08
by WhisperJet
Oh no problem, that would be "die Fuckinger".
People from that village regularly report of American tourists posing next to their sign!
Cheers,
Nick
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 11:39
by Garry Russell
WhisperJet wrote:Oh no problem, that would be "die Fuckinger".
Nick
If you had a heart attack perhaps
Garry
Re: Strange road signs from around the world
Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 13:13
by WhisperJet