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TOBPrincess t1_iy57bf1 wrote

Swissvale by the Arby's?

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chrisfyb t1_iy5a8bf wrote

I hate it all. Haha. The incline you stop on during the light. The straight heading down it. All of it.

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hereforthebeers t1_iy5g6i3 wrote

Most frustrating is the people turning left into Arby's. They either go too far up and block the ability to go around, or people are dumb and don't go around when they are able to. So you sit on that hill for no fucking reason and miss the light.

Also, coming out of the Arby's/the cum and go and the people coming the other way always yeet the Pittsburgh left when you are both moving full speed at eachother. Almost crashed there so many times.

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Dare_County OP t1_iy57q7i wrote

Yup!

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z-vap t1_iy8ccvt wrote

It looks like it could've been Brighton Hts blvd coming up from McKeesRocks Bridge, but I see they don't have any signs posted there LOL

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FartBarfknuckle t1_iy5u9ot wrote

As somebody who has to make this exact turn multiple times a week, I have no idea what they were thinking here.

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dilladog t1_iy5mlo1 wrote

Also 28 off ramp to 31st St Bridge.

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Argercy t1_iy6hdvg wrote

I haven't lived in Pittsburgh in 12 years and I knew exactly where that sign is located lol

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Tillerblue t1_iy6hhhp wrote

I live right around the corner and have to drive through it everyday, I hate it so much. It’s one of the reasons I’m moving out of Swissvale lol

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StarryEyedGamer t1_iy61xnn wrote

Yes! I live here and I remember when I first encountered this sign after moving in I was very confused.

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freedomischaos t1_iy7tmja wrote

Ha. I knew it. Mostly cause I like here but still laughed. I want one of those sigil shirts of all the intersections of Pittsburgh

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_Booster_Gold_ t1_iy94h1u wrote

Knew it was going to be this one as soon as I saw the post title.

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beckerszzz t1_iy5rftf wrote

GPS: turn right.

WHICH RIGHT? The 25 degree angle right, the 45 degree angle right, the 90 degrees angle right or the sort of straight be kind of curves to the right??? With 5383738 cars around you rushing you.

Also, you chose the wrong right turn.

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Shiny_Buns t1_iy5tnbd wrote

Don't forget you only have 2 feet to merge over 4 lanes of traffic after you decide which lane you need to be in but you end up going the wrong way anyway

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CubistTime t1_iy5es5y wrote

I knew what sign this was going to be before I clicked on the link. This sign is insane. It is also accurate.

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ExitMusic_ t1_iy5ojhn wrote

I gotta go through my camera roll to find it because I don’t remember where it was. But my CarPlay had my my GPS on screen and I remember thinking “some guy at Google had to program that traffic pattern sign into Google Maps specifically for a Pittsburgh intersection. There is no where else in the US that would be dumb enough set an intersection up like this.”

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jmachee t1_iy61684 wrote

This is the one that sums it up for me: https://i.imgur.com/y2OFKWq.jpg

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bionica1 t1_iy6dy7u wrote

Love those signs. It’s almost an order. You must weave in this area. Wheeeee

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SystemOfADowneyJr t1_iy76z2h wrote

Is that one in Pittsburgh too? Please tell me exactly where so I can avoid it as much as possible… I don’t even know what that sign even means 😳😳

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jmachee t1_iy7ry1j wrote

This particular one is the off-ramp from Bigelow towards PPG Arena downtown.

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Col__Hunter_Gathers t1_iy884i1 wrote

Huh. Guess I've never noticed it cuz I'm always busy avoiding weaving idiots in that section of road.

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SystemOfADowneyJr t1_iy5bkz0 wrote

Geez Louise, reminds me of my Kennywood days. That dreaded light, the hesitation, the honking and the screaming, ahhhhhhhh 🥴🥴

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lmgst30 t1_iy698ev wrote

A comedian once described turning here as "You make a left and a right at the same time" and I still think that's the most accurate way to describe it.

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holland_oakes t1_iy5i793 wrote

between the quality of the roads and the absolute hostility of the lane design/signage like this it's truly a small miracle that we all havent been horribly mangled in car crashes lol

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rustoof t1_iy5k60y wrote

It’s because Pittsburgh drivers are the best in the country hands down

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Phobophilic t1_iy659hy wrote

I was born in Pittsburgh, lived here most of my life, but driving in Boston was worse.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iy67eug wrote

Yeah, I was gonna say I've seen worse. Boston was bad. Parts of northern virginia were also pretty ridiculous.

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realityChemist t1_iy6sgt3 wrote

Yeah I drove in and around Boston for like five years. Pittsburgh driving is downright relaxing in comparison, although their are some... interesting design choices here.

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Keystonepol t1_iy6s0f3 wrote

The fact that there is a traffic sign clearly delineating how to manage the intersection actually makes this pretty atypical....

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epsilon025 t1_iy5iefv wrote

Ah, the least consistent intersection of my commute.

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PghCurlyGrrl t1_iy5pf9t wrote

My fav traffic sign in Pittsburgh

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nofaves t1_iy6vnmw wrote

My kids called that "the Cthulhu sign." It was between home and Kennywood as they were growing up.

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mtred55 t1_iy5ivdm wrote

rivers and hills will give you this sign

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SmellyBaconland t1_iy8kond wrote

My first PGH experience almost had me believing you had to buy an Amtrak ticket to keep going east on Liberty.

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mouse_162 t1_iy63gmo wrote

Oops gotta circle around hienz field back through the tunnel then back in the tunnel I got it now

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Dishy22 t1_iy6jitl wrote

All I know is if I take the top arrow I'm headed to kwnnywood.

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jacb415 t1_iy6oqn4 wrote

Only thing it’s missing is the z-axis.

Will you be going up to the overpass you don’t want to be on or down to the underpass you don’t want to be on?

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ShatteredAvenger t1_iy8kpnk wrote

somehow I just knew it was going to be this sign in particular. it really does sum it up best.

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jaygibby22 t1_iy6u04m wrote

I took a trip up there a few years back and would love to know who thought that building a road underground with exits that have exits was a great idea. Also encountered a 2 lane roundabout where the lines were merely suggestions - people were driving as if there were 3+ lanes.

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CSharp_Enum t1_iy7s5al wrote

The first intersection I learned to hate when i moved here and it still makes me nervous driving through it. Whenever I bring it up I refer to it as the octopus/trident intersection because that's what I feel like I'm wrestling every time we tango.

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Lysergian157 t1_iy7wcl5 wrote

The first time I ever saw that sign I was driving home from a party where I got unknowingly dosed by LSD. I left when it started hitting me before I realized what exactly was happening.

Imagine coming up to that intersection for the first time while tripping. If I didn't have my gps giving me directions i probably would have ended up hopelessly lost.

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Alien_RN182 t1_iy81y2u wrote

Swissvale by the Arby’s? Haha

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LgnHw t1_iy87b2b wrote

built in U turn

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Top_File_8547 t1_iy8fv5y wrote

I think the sign at the light on Murray at Forward and bunch of other streets is even more complex. That’s going up hill.

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Myacrea96 t1_iy8hhmz wrote

GPS: take a slight left

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Munnin41 t1_iy5jlu4 wrote

This seems fairly straightforward tbh

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BMSpoons t1_iy65xa7 wrote

This makes perfect sense. What’s the problem?

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weinermcgee t1_iy6va2e wrote

There's a similar one in Bridgeville around Eat n Park on 50, right?

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Lyonors t1_iy82zlr wrote

It’s my favorite one!! I keep a photo of this around just to show people when they don’t believe me.

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gggg500 t1_iy85rpl wrote

Looking at the photo of this sign, I just heard the intro to Anyway You Want It by Journey.

“Anyway you want it, that’s the way you neeeeed it. Anyway you waaaant it!”

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nugguht t1_iy99lbx wrote

i mean you aren’t wrong lmao

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BucciaratiGang t1_iy5qsav wrote

Driving in this city blows. People drive like animals, at least 20 mph over the speed limit anywhere you go AND riding your ass if you don’t keep up with their speed. Don’t even get me started on the 2 way, narrow ass streets that got big ass buses going down them. -5/10 recommend.

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