{"id":5048,"date":"2026-01-17T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7505087"},"modified":"2026-01-17T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:00:00","slug":"in-photos-hilarious-signs-spotted-on-roads-in-thompson-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5048\/in-photos-hilarious-signs-spotted-on-roads-in-thompson-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"iN PHOTOS: Hilarious signs spotted on roads in Thompson-Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign, signs, everywhere signs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many signs lining highways and streets in the Thompson-Okanagan region and most of them are standard and straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once in awhile a sign will give us a laugh with its messaging either accidental or intentional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These signs were captured on cameras in the past few years, the most recent one a digital highway sign in Princeton erroneously saying the traffic zone speed limit was 340 km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you have funny road sign photos to share, we&#8217;d love to add them to the collection. Send them to <a href=\"news@infonews.ca\">news@infonews.ca. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelowna-job-sex.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505097\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This sign in Kelowna in 2024 had residents wondering what job sex was. SUBMITTED\/Karen McKinley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kamloops-bighorn-sign.jpg\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505099\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Residents in Kamloops had a laugh after someone added a letter to a local sign in 2021. SUBMITTED\/FACEBOOK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/armstrong-sign.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505100\" style=\"width:524px;height:auto\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This complicated sign was spotted between Armstrong and Vernon in 2024. FACEBOOK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chase-sign.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505101\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500097333073779;width:530px;height:auto\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign in Chase has a tree growing through the metal post. SUBMITTED\/Chase Environmental Action Study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salmon-Arm-dog-poo-.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505102\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500108108108108;width:536px;height:auto\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This sign in Salmon Arm about litter and dogs has a doggy poo bag beside it. FACEBOOK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/nelson-sign.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7505103\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3162224415926291;width:541px;height:auto\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign on a shop in Nelson. 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