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Our New partnership with Trafficalm Systems.

Friday, February 8, 2019 11:10:12 AM America/Chicago

Traffic Sign Corp. is proud to announce our new partnership with  Trafficalm Systems. Since 2001 TraffiCalm has been a company committed to advancing roadway calmness with the innovation of cutting edge technology designed for practical, affordable, and reliable traffic control solutions. 

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Road Conditions in NC after Hurricane Florence

Thursday, September 20, 2018 10:46:57 AM America/Chicago

Hurricane Florence was up there was one of the more devestating and destructive natural disasters of the last few years. Luckily, most people were able to get ahead of the storm to leave Wilmington before they became trapped by massive flooding. These people wish to return to check on their homes and belongings, and try to save what they can before the water washes EVERYTHING away. 

Speaking of that, Hurricane Florence did a number on the infrastructure of North Carolina, as can be expected. As of Tuesday, Sept 18th, 255 North Carolina roads remain inaccessible, which is actually an improvement from the 356 roads closed reported just the day before. 

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Preventing the "California Roll"

Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:43:31 PM America/Chicago

We're all guilty of making a "California roll", a "St. Louis Stop" or a "rolling stop" from time to time.

See what MnDOT is doing to make stop signs more visible.

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Group of deer stops and looks both ways

Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:29:42 AM America/Chicago

Deer in headlights? Nope! This group of Canadian deer stopped at a stop sign and looked both ways before crossing. If only drivers obeyed stop signs as well as this group of deer.

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History of the Stop Sign

Thursday, March 8, 2018 11:21:37 AM America/Chicago

By the age of two, most children recognize stop signs, with the iconic octagonal shape, red background and white lettering.

It wasn’t always this way. The first stop sign, installed in 1915, looked completely different with a white background, black lettering and square shape. In 1923, the stop sign gained its familiar octagonal shape under the recommendation of the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments.

The next transformation of the stop sign was its color. In 1935, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices created standards for the colors of traffic signs, giving the stop sign black lettering on a yellow background. Finally, following the color-coding system of railroad and traffic signals, the stop sign got its distinctive red color that we know today.

The stop sign is so recognizable that in recent years, some experts have recommended getting rid of the stop sign, thinking that drivers will slow down and pay more attention to their surroundings as a result of not knowing what to do. While many cities are experimenting with this idea, we don’t think the stop sign is going anywhere just yet.

More reading:

Read about the German town of Bohmte’s “Shared Space” traffic management philosophy

Full New York Times article about the stop sign

 
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Funny Traffic Signs Seen Around the World

Monday, January 15, 2018 4:34:19 PM America/Chicago

Traffic signs are supposed to convey information, instructions or warnings to drivers, but that is not always the case. We came across a post that shares photos of ridiculous traffic signs seen around the world. Our favorite: Photo #3. Click here to see the signs.

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Printing Traffic Signs

Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:24:59 PM America/Chicago

Go behind the scenes and see how we print traffic signs in this short 30 second video.

https://youtu.be/pDwsQgRMDDY

Find the Avery Dennison printer used in the video here.

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Don't try this at home

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:23:23 PM America/Chicago

There’s nothing we like more than coming across stories about signs in our daily routines. The 99% Invisible podcast, “Guerilla Public Service Redux”, tells stories of citizens going out of their way to make signs that help others.

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Minnesota Department of Transportation Introduces Pink Arrows

Friday, December 15, 2017 3:21:29 PM America/Chicago

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is using pink arrows to mark the placement of signs to help crews find and replace signs later. This will shorten the search for signs and help crews get new signs back up to help drivers once again. Click here to read the full story.

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