Posts Tagged ‘Traffic Signage’

Evaluating the History and Future of Stop Signs

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, writes at Slate about the evolution and possible future of stop signs as a traffic device. It’s good to remember that all of these traffic elements we take for granted  (stop signs and drivers licenses to name two) evolved and changed over time.

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Redesigning the Stop Sign

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Gary Lauder expounds at the TED Conference about ‘Taking Turns’.

Ed Wagner, Tulsa Alternative Transportation Examiner, weighs in with a pro-Yield view:

For most drivers, stop signs have become defacto yields. We should recognize this and simply replace them with true yield signs. I realize it wouldn’t help those kids .Read more...