[Capri89]

Recently while returning from Solapur to Bengaluru noticed the following signage



One would naturally assume that one has to drive straight to head to Chitradurga and hence to Bengaluru. For those going to Koppal one has to turn right somewhere down the road.

However, while going forward straight, spotted this signage that was totally in contrast to the above sighted signage.



Not just this. The sign board was also wrongly placed, little after the exit rather than before the exit.



This led to several vehicles including some trucks to shoot past straight and then reversing to take the exit. I am sure regular travellers on this route would remember this oddity and would have had no problems while negotiating this stretch.

[narayans80]

Originally Posted by Capri89

Recently while returning from Solapur to Bengaluru noticed the following signage

I remember this one. We saw this multiple times because we stayed in Gangavathi during our Hampi visit.

The direction to Gangavathi is correct. It is left on that tolled State Highway.

That confusing signage stems from the cloverleaf constructed at the NH52 v NH67 intersection during the 4-laning and the old signage was not taken out.

First attempt (from the other side) I ended up on NH67 as well, even with Maps on.

[Scarlet_Rider]

Had seen this in Goa back in 2008.

[RGK]

Directional signage can be incredibly helpful in these situations, as it can help drivers visualize their route and avoid missing important exits or turns. I hope that highway authorities take this into consideration and make efforts to improve signage for everyone's convenience and safety.

I previously emailed the NHAI officials 15 years ago regarding the establishment of a consistent and uniform naming convention and methodology throughout our country.

Just attaching an edited photo for reference. The unfortunate aspect is that the naming convention remains non-standard, and it is quite disheartening to observe errors on highway signs.

As far as SH is concerned in TN, the name board signs are decided by the respective Highway office (Assistant Engineer decides what names should be included in the highway boards...). This is pathetic, as the sign board misses the next important town and an irrelevant place is written.

[airbus]

This was captured last year. Distance to Mirzapur

[thanixravindran]

Originally Posted by airbus

This was captured last year. Distance to Mirzapur

Ignoring the inconsistency, this is the first time I am seeing the distance listed that is accurate to 2 decimal places. Must be a topper in engineering and a strict officer

[saisree]

Originally Posted by Capri89

One would naturally assume that one has to drive straight to head to Chitradurga and hence to Bengaluru. For those going to Koppal one has to turn right somewhere down the road.

So as to reach Chitradurga, you have to take the service road or the road the emerged in the left. By the signage I see it kind of indicates the same and he got his degree from the Google University, following google maps.

[Satkaj]

The biggest confusion I see on Indian road is to maintain speed of 30/40km before curve or reaching a junction etc etc . If one is driving abroad, these signs would have been followed to the T. Unfortunately in India, I strongly believe these sign’s are starting point of teaching our kids to break the law.

For an example On Mumbai- Pune Express way at the curves while descending from Lonavla to Mumbai , speed limit boards of 50 km has been put up which is impossible to follow by anyone. Yet such boards we find every where ,while say approaching a Junction or a village. Abroad rule is simple , one has to follow the sign. But in India it seems sign’s are made to benefit contractors rather than motorists.

[mpksuhas]

Originally Posted by airbus

This was captured last year. Distance to Mirzapur

Maybe due to the byepass road and prior distance.

However, yes, ideally the old board could have been updated and yes, the decimals.

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by mpksuhas

Maybe due to the byepass road and prior distance.

NHAI and MPRDC (?) sign boards. Good distance reduction thanks to new highway.

[Abhi99]

Originally Posted by airbus

This was captured last year. Distance to Mirzapur

Funny -- I thought the second board was the toll amount, is that not the case? ( given the right side of the board says something about toll road).

Proportion of distance (on the first board) and the toll amount is similar too

[dust-n-bones]

We have a looong way to go till consistent road signs become the norm on our roads. Here are a few arterial highways I've been confused by.

1. Mumbai Pune Expressway:


Without previous intimation for vehicles to switch lanes, an exit comes up on an 80 kmph highway. The arrow for Khandala is inverted. Am I supposed to back up?



Expressway termination near Pune. 80 kmph sign, with an accident zone warning a few meters away.



Travel a few meters, and now you are advised to 'Go Slow' and then reduce to 30 kmph (zoom the image). 80 to 30 kmph within a few meters, without a warning. A sure recipe for a rear-ender.
No wonder Indians have learnt to ignore such guidance, and rely more on what they see in front of them.


2. Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway:

For a 100kmph expressway, too many fonts, too much information, when all you want to convey is a clover leaf. Traffic to Nadiad exits first, should be guided to left lane, Dakor is next, so should be in center lane, through traffic can be in center or right lane.


3. Delhi Gurgaon expressway:

Too many arrows going all over the place, when you have a simple fork coming up. Align to left lane or right. Missing paint on the road should guide this.


4. Delhi Ring Road, AIIMS intersection:

The road curves left, completely unnecessary and misleading road sign. The traffic is approaching an optional U-turn, which should have been shown here instead, to aid vehicles align in the correct lanes.



A few meters ahead, two competing sign-boards with different font sizes. Again, there's a simple fork, sign-boards should have aligned traffic in correct lanes, if indeed there were lanes on the road, and arrows in them.



In general, our traffic boards have too much variety, based on what the site engineer deems fit I guess. Specifically for highways, boards should simply display vertical arrows with speeds to aid traffic to align to correct lanes in advance. Angled arrows can be used to mark the point of exit.
(All images courtesy google street view)

[Fx14]

Originally Posted by dust-n-bones

1. Mumbai Pune Expressway:

Without previous intimation for vehicles to switch lanes, an exit comes up on an 80 kmph highway. The arrow for Khandala is inverted. Am I supposed to back up?

IIRC there used to be a prior intimation board of the Khandala exit coming up in the next 1 km soon after exiting the tunnel.

The arrow design may be inspired from some literal elevator signage - road to Khandala goes down to the left, so DOWN arrow literally slanting to the left .

The straight road is elevated, so UP arrow.

[FueledbyFury]

Recently seen a confusing yet dangerous sign board while I was coming back from munnar.



Imagine, the scariest part is that there are no street lights at night and if someone blindly go for this road sign.

[thirugata]

This was when entering Kanyakumari. Though this is a confusing sign apparently it is correct, you can take any of those roads and will still reach Kanyakumari.

There are also a lot of mile stones on the Kohima to Imphal route which are very confusing. Same city name and same distance is mentioned on either side of these stones. Watch 2:05 onwards on this video.

https://youtu.be/JsvVPXA9weU?si=aPsMXOABWfO-yD74

Also in lot of places between Guwahati and Shillong the max speed mentioned are in slab of 5s like 35, 45 which is very difficult to maintain.