Missouri question

Rick V · 02-10-2009, 02:34 PM

Okay being from Va, I don't understand a few things about Missouri. What is the huge 4 foot letters, like ZZ, U, J, C ect on the road signs along the interstate? Are licenses plates optional here, I must have seen 10 cars without tags between St Louis and Ft Leonardwood.
I will say that even being backwards and hard to understand, this state is very clean.

teenerted1 · 02-10-2009, 03:06 PM

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on2wheels52 · on2wheels52's Garage

I'm thinking the letter signs denote exits for county roads, which have letter 'numbers'. I'm not sure how the double letters came to be, perhaps after a county has more than 26 roads?
Jim

rick-l · 02-10-2009, 03:24 PM

I don't think farm vehicles need tags

Rot 911 · 02-10-2009, 03:59 PM

Rick and Jim win the prize. The black and white signs with letters as you describe are county road signs.

Farm vehicles, a term which is loosely defined in Missouri, don't need license plates.

And Rick V, what where you doing down at Leonard Wood? That is about 50 miles from my house.

billwagnon · 02-10-2009, 07:47 PM

I assumed you two were related.

Rick V · 02-11-2009, 12:45 AM

Okay Kurt, I am not talking about black and white signs, I ma talking about huge green signs with big black letters, that are posted on a white square. I recon we are both referring to the same thing.
As for me being over here, My Daughter graduates from AIT tomorrow. She is now a full fledged Army MP.

Schumi · 02-11-2009, 01:20 AM

Those signs must be exits for county highway routes. Instead of numbers they are letters.

And the state does require 2 plates, one front and back, for all cars unless they are farm registered. There are not that many farms however, just people who don't abide by the law. I know that I drove around for quite some time without a front license plate because I couldn't bring myself to drilling holes in the bumper of my Porsche.

KFC911 · 02-11-2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by billwagnon

I assumed you two were related.

"V" is a very common last name ya know...I still miss coach "Jimmy V", RIP

on2wheels52 · on2wheels52's Garage

Kurt
Do the CR letters have anything to do with their location in the county? ie, would A be in the north and Z in the south or some similar arraingement. I'm thinking Iowa's CR's followed a pattern but have been away too long. Out-of-staters wouldn't normally take the lettered roads.
Jim

Mo_Gearhead · 02-11-2009, 06:05 AM

All roadsigns are designed to confuse outsiders.

Hey! How did you get past the ' BIGAZZWALL' !!!!???

Rot 911 · 02-11-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick V

Okay Kurt, I am not talking about black and white signs, I ma talking about huge green signs with big black letters, that are posted on a white square. I recon we are both referring to the same thing.
As for me being over here, My Daughter graduates from AIT tomorrow. She is now a full fledged Army MP.

Congratulations. Wish I had known I would have driven down for a link up!

dhoward · dhoward's Garage

CR signs have nothing to do with location.
Apparently they have nothing to do with anything.
How did you get past the wall?

Schumi · 02-11-2009, 07:14 AM

here's one such sign two exits away from me (thanks to google street view)

Rot 911 · 02-11-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Schumi

here's one such sign two exits away from me (thanks to google street view)

That would be directions to exit onto a county road.

And yes there is no rhyme or reason as to the lettering of the county roads.

Rick V · 02-11-2009, 11:31 AM

wall? I didn't see no stinking wall.

I recon the air-flying-thing-a-ma-bob gots me over it.

Schumi · 02-11-2009, 04:06 PM

For reference, that exit to Hy Point industrial park has been the location of much midnight hooning in motor vehicles as is with probably most rural industral parks that go unpatrolled..

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

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Originally Posted by Schumi

hooning

I had to look that one up:

Hoon is a derogatory term used in Australia and New Zealand to refer to a person who engages in loutish, anti-social behaviour. In particular, it is used to refer to one who drives in a manner which is anti-social by the standards of contemporary society, that is, fast, noisily or dangerously. Hoon activities can include speeding, street racing, burnouts, doughnuts or screeching brakes. Those commonly identified as being involved in "hooning" or street racing are young, predominantly male drivers in the age range of 16 and 25 years.

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