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 ...

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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 signs are even designed to overcome understanding barriers, but that doesn't mean they're always easy to understand ...

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 ...

Highway signs along Interstate 80 in Utah warn: FOG MAY BE ICY. That baffled me, not only because during my summer road trip temperatures hovered near 100, but because I’d be at a loss to decipher the ...

As part of an effort to improve the California Ave. streetscape, the city is hoping to replace “ROAD CLOSED” signs that currently serve as gateways to the business districts and replace the banners ...