Safety Signs and Road Signs Information

Happy National Doughnut Day! There is real history to this delicious holiday too – it was started by the Salvation Army in 1938 to help the organization during the Great Depression and to honor the women who helped soldiers during World War I. While the past is a bit…stale…in our minds, let’s ...

National Work Zone Awareness Week – April 15 – 19 Every April the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) partners with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Traffic Safety Services Association to sponsor National Work Zone Awareness Week. The program ...

Time Limited School Zone Signs Present Problems School zone signs and crossing signs are sometimes full of information – too much information. Many school zones have smaller supplemental signs that display a lower speed limit while children are present, or other information during school hours. When hours are on ...

Funny Signs Excite the Standard Message The messages on most signs display critical information quickly and clearly. Their messages keep us aware of potential dangers and help enforce policies, but sometimes a more lighthearted sign can express the same message. Funny signs like these are great ways to show off your ...

Busy Shoppers Misuse Handicapped Parking Spots During the busy holiday shopping season, parking lots around the country filled up fast, sometimes leaving only spots reserved by handicap parking signs open. These spaces are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and police make sure to ticket drivers ...

Intersections get New Stop Signs The earliest use of stop signs dates back to 1915, when the first octagonal shaped sign helped control traffic on the streets of Michigan. Stop signs posted at intersections are important devices in preventing auto accidents, and their use has spread around the globe since then. With ...

One Thought on Crossing Signs Recently a concerned citizen called her local radio station to vent about Deer Crossing Signs. She thought that the crossing should be moved away from such a busy road, letting deer know that it was in fact unsafe to cross there, and that safer passage should be established elsewhere. ...

Every day it seems to get a little colder, which means winter signs for icy conditions will be important to notice.  There are a few things you should be prepared for if you are responsible for a parking lot or live on a private road. SafetySign.com has established a check list for Winter Road Signs and Parking ...

A Protector of the Pedestrian Crossing Sign Today I get to blog about something near and dear to my sign-producing heart: Crosswalk Signs.  If you’ve been following my posts you’ll know that my wife and I just moved our family to the fine state of New Jersey by way of the Bronx, NY.  People back home ask ...

With all the attention on the recent Special Olympics in London I pause to reflect on the hardships that many Disabled Americans have been enduring. A lot of us don’t think of it this way, but did you know that Disabled People in America constitute our largest minority group? And that number is increasing! ...