Posts from The Safety Zone blog, which highlights news and updates on signs and traffic safety solutions.
Unsignalized crosswalks are pedestrian crossings with no traffic signals. They play a vital role in pedestrian safety and promoting walkability by providing designated areas for pedestrians to cross roadways safely. While signalized crosswalks with traffic lights are...
The sort of traveling carnival that sets up in the parking lot of shopping mall is a great example of a scenario that warrants temporary traffic control: devices used to warn motorists, and pedestrians, of potential hazards and guide them safely. The carnival crew has...
Despite the name, "passive railroad crossings" are not crossings where the train slows so conductors can tip their hats. Passive railroad crossings are locations that do not have warning signs with flashing lights or devices that activate as a train approaches, like...
“Orange cones ahead. Looks like I’m going to have to change lanes.” That sums up the extent of the interaction between a motorist and a traffic cone. As it should be, as long as they’re obeying. It’s the work crews implementing those safety measures that need to...
Nighttime has the potential to be dangerous for anybody on the road, but it's particularly dangerous for pedestrians. The NHTSA also estimates that 76% of pedestrian traffic deaths in 2020 occurred during dark lighting conditions.A vast majority of pedestrian...
Traffic signs help us fend off anarchy on the roads. Signs inform motorists what street they're on, when to stop, which direction to go, which direction not to go...traffic signs make our communities more livable and roads safer for both motorists and pedestrians....
Reflective Sheeting makes traffic signs more visible with a thin flexible retroreflective material that increases both daytime visibility and nighttime brightness of signs. Just as all of our traffic signs are fabricated in accordance with MUTCD and DOT standards, or...
If you're a HOA, or community, leader, you spend a lot of time on quality of life for your residences, through community upkeep, planning, and maintenance. Do not forget traffic and pedestrian safety - in 2019, there were 6,205 pedestrians killed in traffic-related...
Edited: August 2, 2022 MUTCD stands for “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,” and this manual has specific regulations for Stop Sign sizes and placement that must be followed. Stop Signs (MUTCD Code R1-1) are octagon-shaped, red regulatory signs that are used...
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