Reply #24: What is it with the signs on the highways?

[Kutjara]

Half the time, it seems like the Texas Highways Department intentionally sets up roadsigns so that people will get lost. I visited some friends in Austin a couple of years ago, and lost count of the number of signs that were placed after the intersections they were meant to direct drivers through, perfectly placed to let people know they'd just missed their turn or off-ramp.

This was most noticeable on the freeways (or whatever they're called there). The road would majestically split in two with no warning, then I'd catch a glimpse of a sign straddling the other road, informing me that my destination lay thataway. The sheer number of drivers I regularly saw slewing across multiple lanes at the last second to get to an off-ramp or side road leads me to believe I'm not the only one who finds the signage confusing.

Either the highways engineers have a twisted sense of humor, or they haven't quite worked out what signs are for.