Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Strange Traffic Sign -- What does it mean?
I can't imagine what this sign is trying to warn you from, but here are a few ideas:
- "DANGER: Do not tie plane to car."
- "DANGER: Bouncing planes may strike your car."
- "DANGER: Airplane lavatory may leak onto your car."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
sean Apr 26th 2007 3:16PM
I fly what it drags.... It is a Tow plane for gliders :) some clubs (our included) have that sign near any roadway which crosses under its landing path
lisahoover Apr 26th 2007 3:17PM
It means danger of low-flying planes. I'm guessing this is located on a road next to an airport runway.
Willy Apr 26th 2007 3:24PM
Simple: "Any car with oversized, stupid crap attached to its antenna is in danger of having said antenna snap in high winds."
Tow plane for gliders...harumph.
Lisa Apr 26th 2007 3:24PM
Does it mean danger of low-flying planes? I'm guessing this is located on a road next to an airport runway.
Justin Glow Apr 26th 2007 3:24PM
Well hey, I was close with the banner-towing idea
Lisa Apr 26th 2007 3:48PM
OTOH, it could also mean, "comments that go through twice are as annoying as having an airplane hit your brand new car." Sorry. ;-)
Victor Agreda Jr Apr 26th 2007 4:50PM
I guess my brain is in the toilet. I thought it was "Beware Falling Blue Ice"
sooolong Apr 26th 2007 10:10PM
"Beware of urinating airplanes"
a Apr 26th 2007 10:12PM
This could be in gibralter spain where the main
road crosses the airpoet runway
max Apr 26th 2007 10:13PM
"Warning: Tetherkrieg ahead"
justin Apr 26th 2007 10:24PM
i think it might be for planes and training planes that perform rester hook (speeling) landings maybe,
a Apr 26th 2007 10:30PM
Probably that there is crop dusting in the area. (Crop dusting is spraying chemicals on to crops from an airplane). Crop dusting planes frequent fly very low, sometimes to the point of brushing their wheels long the top of the crop.
steve Apr 26th 2007 10:33PM
It's a sign to warn of tow ropes -- associated with towing gliders into the air as I believe the first poster wrote .....
The plane in question is a Piper Pawnee (common crop duster and now a tow plane). I've dragged a rope through the side window of a van before towing 200 feet of line with a 180 super cub and not paying attention to the threshold. So yeah .. it happens.
Brandon Klevence Apr 26th 2007 10:42PM
It is probably a warning for an airplane that tows ads. They have many of them going up and down the Jersey Shore. And they do not land and take off to pick up the large banner, instead they make a low pass with a hook and pick it up. I guess the field they do it on is a bit to close to a street in this picture.
Kyle Apr 26th 2007 10:52PM
Beware of remote controlled airplanes?
Jason Apr 26th 2007 10:52PM
It means "If you park your car here, we will beat the crap out of it with a ball-and-chain attached to our airplane."
axo Apr 26th 2007 11:04PM
I fly hang gliders, and that is a sign to warn about the "tug" and the 50 yards tow rope dragging from the tail with a metal hook ring at the end of the rope that could hit your car when the airplane is passing at low altitude in its final landing approach. The sign could be actually placed in the landing field near the trees, where some people park their cars... thats a normal thing at the flight parks.
paustin Apr 26th 2007 11:10PM
"Beware Falling Blue Ice"?
I guess you dont need to be living in Iraq to be hit by an ICY BM....
Suite Apr 26th 2007 11:11PM
You say it just means “DANGER: Dangling cables. Landing path for tow-planes”?!
Nah. Too outlandish. How about:
“DANGER: Cars make poor advertising banners.”
Or, maybe:
“DANGER: Unattended cars at risk of being stolen by pirate aircraft in this area.”
“DANGER: Area frequented by thoughtless pilots. Beware of falling trash."
“DANGER: Do NOT use small planes to haul cars.”
My favorite was Willy’s “oversized, stupid crap” definition. That had me chuckling. Nice touch, Willy!
kel Apr 26th 2007 11:19PM
It looks like a sign on an old logging road that leads to Lake Pillsbury in Northern California. The logging road actually CROSSES a dirt runway that serves small planes carrying visitors to Lake Pillsbury and its resorts.