Tag: road signs

How highways got their signs

How highways got their signs

We recently got an interesting inquiry from a customer asking, just how did street signs get that way?  Why are they shaped like they are? Well, it’s actually an interesting question!   At first, signage on streets and highways wasn’t standardized at all.  In the early 20th century, most long-distance travel was by rail or […]

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Researchers claim that packing action into road signs will prevent accidents

Researchers claim that packing action into road signs will prevent accidents

Road signs are everywhere. Most of us couldn’t begin to count how many we see every single day. And this constant exposure starts long before we even secure a drivers license. That means that, even for new drivers, signs advising us to yield, stop, or look out for pedestrians are merely part of the landscape. […]

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Finding meaning in seemingly meaningless road signs

Finding meaning in seemingly meaningless road signs

Whether through symbols or words, signs are meant to convey information. It’s what they do. So what does it mean when a sign seems…meaningless? That’s what the author of this article wondered when he spotted a few indecipherable road signs in upstate New York. As it turns out, the signs aren’t so meaningless after all. […]

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