Sometimes you can be driving along, exploring somewhere new and just enjoying the journey when you’ll come across a road sign that doesn’t make any sense at all, is open to wild misinterpretation, takes on an entirely new meaning thanks to careless placement or for some other unexpected reason is simply laugh-out-loud funny. Don’t believe us? Well, here’s our pick of the top 10 funny road signs that are out there to confuse and amuse you.
Contents
- 1. Fasten Brastraps
- 2. Ham Sandwich
- 3. Road ends in water
- 4. Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates
- 5. Hunting children
- 6. Stop, wait 28 seconds
- 7. Road unsafe when underwater
- 8 Sand!
- 9 Bloody idiot
- 10 Invisible cows
- About the author: John is a guest blogger from National Car Hire UK who offer car hire in London and UK wide
1. Fasten Brastraps
On the road to the Kosi Bay Bush Camp, Mozambique, a sign advises motorists: WARNING: Fasten bra straps and remove dentures: very bumpy road!
2. Ham Sandwich
The simplest things can make a road sign funny. English place names are a good source of the unintentional laugh, as demonstrated by the road sign in Kent, southeast England, which reads: Ham ½ , Sandwich 3
3. Road ends in water
Occasionally you know what the sign writer meant, but somehow it just didn’t turn out that way. Take, for example, a road sign found in Pennsylvania, USA, which does not suggest that you need a submersible car, but actually leads to a boat launch: Road ends in water
4. Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates
Some road signs have a serious message behind them, but let’s be honest; would you really stop to pick up a hitchhiker in the vicinity of a prison in Texas or Oklahoma, USA? If you would, heed the ominous signs that say: Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates
5. Hunting children
Mixed messages often arise as a result of two signs placed in close proximity. Just a little more thought might have prevented a few accidents in Maine, USA, where a post displays two signs. The upper sign says:
SLOW: children at play
Whilst the lower sign adds, rather disturbingly:
Hunting with shotgun only
6. Stop, wait 28 seconds
Some road signs seem simply baffling. What are the consequences of being one or two seconds out either way, when a sign in Anchorage, Alaska commands you to STOP Wait 28 seconds
OK – we know it’s probably a timed traffic signal with a 28 second wait, but you can bet one or two motorists reach for their stopwatch…
7. Road unsafe when underwater
Road signs that unintentionally state the very obvious are just asking to be laughed at. A case in point being the Mississippi, USA, sign that cautions drivers: Road unsafe when underwater
8 Sand!
And the same goes for the road sign helpfully posted at Swapokmund in the Namibian Desert, Africa, which warns simply:
! Sand
Sand. In a desert. Who knew?
9 Bloody idiot
Australia’s Transport Accident Committee decided to take a direct route with its anti-drink driving road sign campaign. Whereas the UK opted for road signs bearing the slogan ‘Don’t drink and drive’, Australia went with:
If you drink, then drive, you’re a bloody idiot.
It’s funny because it’s true.
10 Invisible cows
Road signs relating to animals and wildlife are often funny both intentionally and unintentionally, but if there are any that will leave a driver doubting their own sanity, it is those in Mauna Kea, New Zealand, which begin:
Beware of invisible cows
Well… you know what they mean!