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Road signage isn’t effective unless it’s visible, quickly understood, and durable. Learn how traffic signs are created to meet all those requirements. Road safety depends on signage to guide drivers and warn them of hazards. These signs must be many things: bright, recognizable, easy to read, and long-lasting. With the right mix of technology and experience, you can count on a manufacturing process with optimal results. Find out how traffic signs are created to be...

The MUTCD’s requirements for maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity have a big impact on the kind of sign you should buy. Here’s what you need to know. Traffic signs are designed so that all drivers, no matter what language they speak, can understand their guidelines and warning symbols. But traffic signs, of course, don’t work unless you can see them. In the early days of horseless carriages, night driving was a gamble because no one could make out the words on the signs. As a result, in 1932, standard shapes were adopted for different types of signs, so words wouldn’t always be necessary. Soon, drivers understood what a sign meant just by glimpsing its outline in the moonlight and were alerted to avoid danger. Traffic sign regulations have come a long way since then, as they had to adjust to increased traffic, higher speeds, and dangerous weather conditions. The Federal Highway...