Keeping drivers safe one road sign at a time
U.S. Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 02/04/2016 05:52 PM EST![]() |
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From FHWA Administrator Gregory Nadeau:
Safety can only happen when nothing is overlooked, even the font used on highway signs.
We strive to make the U.S. road system consistent from coast to coast. To minimize driver confusion, for example, STOP signs in California should look the same as they do in Maine.
Recently, we published a notice in the Federal Register that an experimental font called “Clearview” –for which we gave conditional use approval starting in 2004 – will not be approved for use on public roads after February 23...
Learn read more about road sign fonts and highway safety on our Fast Lane blog.


