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''In fiction, road signs mean '''''exactly''''' what they say.''
If the speed limit sign says 250, you had better be doing 250. If a yellow caution sign warns of an impenetrable snarl of an intersection, a 360-degree vertical loop, or a moose, guess what you're about to see?
Further, any law-enforcement along the road will measure your performance according to the road signs (no matter how ludicrous, and even if they've been recently vandalized) and praise or punish you accordingly.
Often a version of a [[Visual Pun]]. See also [[Can't You Read the Sign?|Can't You Read The Sign]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Pee
** This scene is noted for [[Special Effects Failure]], as you can see the signs moving along a track toward the camera.
* One of the ''[[Cannonball Run]]'' films showed a racer sticking numbers to a speed limit sign, changing it from 55 mph to 155 mph
** They were driving a Lamborghini. So yeah...
* ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' has a map that says that there's a fork in the road. Sure, the road branches into two, but there's also a GIANT fork in the road! (which is apparently a real landmark)
{{quote|'''Kermit:''' Hey Fozzie, I want you to turn left if you come to a fork in the road.
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' has some fun with these. Rimmer quizzes Kryten on these while trying to get him certified for piloting a shuttle. Keep in mind this is taking place a few months shy of three million years away from Earth..
* The 'Tank Crossing' sign below was shown once in an episode of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. For some reason, it was on the tank's road and not the cart path it crossed.
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* [[Looney Tunes|Wile E. Coyote]] would frequently attempt to utilize these in his pursuit of the Road Runner. Unfortunately for him, Road Runners can't read.
* One of the ''[[Freaky Stories]]'' shorts involves an incredibly picky police officer, who expects everyone to follow traffic laws EXACTLY. Naturally, once he acquires a Speed Gun, he begins pulling people over for even going 1 Km/h faster/slower than the posted speed limit.
* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' did this with "Cheese Crossing" and "Slow Children Playing" signs.
== [[Truth in Television]] ==
* [[Real Life]] example: [http://replay.web.archive.org/20081023211322/http://www.roadfan.com/dtclev.html#dm Dead Man's Curve], on I-90 in Cleveland, Ohio. Several large signs showing a sharp 90-degree-turn arrow, and signs all but screaming for you to slow down to 35...leading up to one of the sharpest curves on an Interstate highway.
* There are also signs in [[Real Life]] that warn of speed bumps. They often simply read BUMP, or sometimes HUMP AHEAD.
** Travel tip- when the State of Vermont puts a sign up saying FROST HEAVE, the frost heave will be ''much'' larger than average.
** In Mexico, the signs read "TOPE" and may have a picture of the device. They tend to be very large and very steep, often enough to damage a car going much faster than 20 MPH. Residents of rural areas may build their own by felling trees.
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