As millions of Americans begin another season of winter driving, they may see a sign with a cryptic warning: "Bridge Freezes before Road." (Or perhaps the sign reads "Bridge Ices Before Road" or even ...

Heck, even a toddler can tell you that stop signs are red. That’s because since the 1950s, red has been the required background color for all government-regulated stop signs in the United States. But ...

Signs can guide us, and signs can explain things to us, but sometimes, signs can also confuse us. There are more than 40 million signs on the roads of the United States, and some of them can give ...

Road signage is everywhere, informing us of speed limits, school zones, and pedestrian crossings, to name a few. These highly visible notices along roadways help organize what would otherwise be utter ...

Inconsistent length restrictions and poor planning by state and local officials have turned what was meant to be a charming ...

If you've spent some time on highways and rural backroads, you may have noticed something strange – some road signs are peppered with holes. It could be any marker, from a simple red "Stop" to a ...

I am confused and curious! All roadway maps, and my compass, show that Highway 16 runs north and south! So why then, are all SR16 road signs marked east and west? Moreover, all news reports now report ...