The winner of the Road Signs quiz is… FLOODWAY.
FLOODWAY
Of the 5 different road signs I listed in the quiz (and the reason I put this quiz on to the blog) FLOODWAY would out-number all the others added together – I have been simply stunned by the number of FLOODWAY signs I have seen – hundreds and hundreds of them – easily the most seen sign on the trip so far. All I can say is that if all of these FLOODWAY areas were in flood at the same time, Australia would be at least one-third under under water!
PARKING/REST AREA – this is probably the second-most seen sign (in its various forms) but well down on number compared to the FLOODWAY signs. There are of course many rest areas for travellers along the road due to the vast distances people travel between destinations.
The GRID sign is next. I would estimate that they are in similar number to the PARKING signs, but obviously nowhere near the top of the list.
The STRAY ANIMALS signs have been numerous, but would come in fourth on this list of signs. With regards to the distance displayed on the signs, it’s very haphazard, with one sign saying “STRAY ANIMALS NEXT 230km” and 50km down the road, there’s another one saying “STRAY ANIMALS NEXT 78KM”. Go figure.
The last sign listed (DRIVE ON LEFT) was really only included because I think it’s a funny sign. We only saw about a dozen or so of them, but they made me smile each time I passed one. Mind you, the number of foreign tourists we saw in their rented Britz, Appollo, Maui and Wicked campervans between Adelaide and Darwin was amazing, so I can see why the signs are needed.