Funny Warning Signs <-- Don't Miss These Real Signs

Most road warning signs are posted where they are for a purpose.  They are generally either altering us to a potential danger, warning us of an impending danger or re-directing us away from a known danger.  So, why would I write a page entitled Funny Warning Signs?  Well, that's easy.  Some of these signs are just plain funny. 

Sometimes it is by intent. They need to stand out from the bombardment of materials cluttering our vision and our minds. The actual warning is important and must get to us.  Humor is often a great way to to do distinguish a sign - to have it stand out from the crowd. It certainly is my favorite approach to most situations. 

Other times I think it just an error.  A misspelled word, a misplaced comma or hyphen or just a blatant mistake. Sadly quality assurance goes hand in hand with the reduced labor force found in poor economic times. 

More often than not, I think humor is cultural.  I am an American expat living in New Zealand, so when I first arrived all the signs were funny, as all were different from what I was used to seeing on the roads.  Parking lot suddenly became car park.  Elevator turned into lift.  Keep right, became keep left (this one took a bit more getting used to). 

It is in the vein of humor that I present these signs to you.  I do realize that in actuality, minefields, explosions, falling, dangerous edges and injury are not actually funny.  So, the issue here isn't about the actual danger, but rather the humor of the sign itself. The criteria for a sign to be on this page is that it must warn the reader of something, and it had to have made me laugh. 

When you are done here, be sure to visit the other pages in this series, Funny Road Signs and Unusual Animal Crossing Signs.