Could be worse. The street signs in Stornoway are all smallish, poorly-positioned....and in Gaelic. And not even in clearly-written Gaelic; the council decided to with a quaint calligraphic script. So you've got the barely-legible Gaelic, with the English street name in much smaller type underneath. The thing is, the Gaelic signage wouldn't be much of a problem, except that, officially, the streets are actually named in English. So all maps (including the maps given out by the tourist office) and GPS directions list only the English street names.
My husband has pointed out that U.S. cities are just better planned, because they're newer, but it's more than that. Even in older, city center areas, there are large, legible street signs and traffic signs. They're all around the same size, and pretty consistently-positioned. Basically, if you can read, you can find your way around without too much trouble.
Personally, I think too many councils never got the memo, and are still afraid to put the real signs back up, in case the Germans invade.