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PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
May 11, 2026 at 01:38 PM ET
Back to the 1920s STOP “sign” from yesterday. Here’s scale:
That’s a quarter on the top edge. I thought the steel plate was much smaller. FWIW Yes, I actually made the pilgrimage over to this. I don’t know where any others might be.

8 Replies

TomTurkey TomTurkey
2mo
So, "STOP"! TIC
42 years and never knew these existed. As Taggart said in Blazing Saddles, I'm impressed!"
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
2mo
Ditto. Apparently, that "STOP" section flips up via spring loading, goes
down when it's run over, then flips back up. Knowledgeable locals said this, and this one's spring evidently has lost its power over traffic.
WestyHokie WestyHokie
2mo
Thank you, I was trying to figure out how anyone saw it
TomTurkey TomTurkey
2mo
Is that a NC thang?
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
2mo
Dunno.
Stork Stork
2mo
An original from NCDOT
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
2mo
Prolly Gaston Co. DOT.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
2mo
At least it's not "WOAH"