What are some changes that you would make to street signs and why?

Answer 1

i would require cities to cut down bushes & trees blocking them!!!

Answer 2

Make them with LED's so they can be changed or altered by an outside computer source.

Say a speed limit is 55mph, but it is raining hard, a computer can change the speed limit to 45mph for satety reasons. If it is 3am and the computer realizes there is like no traffic out, the sign can change to 65mph.

The same LED signs can be used for curves ahead, etc. Have a light sensor on the sign to register when a headlight hits it, at that moment it glows so there is no missing the sign. This can be applied to stop signs as well. During day time either day time running lights will trigger it or a radar sensor motion detector can pick up the car.

If none of the above was done then at least very reflective tape on the base of the sign and the perimeter of the sign so they are more reflective. I have noticed these in the neighborhood near me.

Answer 3

Street signs should be larger, and they should be before an intersection, so you know what street you are approaching. Nothing like having to make a left turn and being in the right lane half way through the intersection because you could not read or see the sign until then.

Also, signs should be on all streets. N,S,E,W indicators should be on primary and secondary roads.

Reflective is good too. Should not be blocked by signs, shrubs, trees, etc.

Also, when streets appear to go straight, but you have to make a turn to stay on the same street, or a street goes straight but changes names, there ought to be some alert indicator, to indicate name change or direction change.

Answer 4

Larger signs with larger letters. Paint that reflects light so that they can be more easily read at night or in a storm. Place signs at EVERY intersection. Unlike now where you can go blocks without a street sign telling you whether or not you are still on a certain roadway.

Answer 5

I would make it mandatory for street signs to be lettered with glow in the dark paint so signs can be visible in areas that are poorly lite. Additionally, back roads and non urban areas would not feel so threaten to people who do not know the area or are following a map.

Answer 6

I would do the exact oppisite of everyone MAKE THEM SMALLER so people that need glasses HAVE to wear them while they are driving. Here you all are trying to make the signs bigger so that you can drive without your fucin glasses and nothin else is gonna get bigger. Your just asking to hit some little kid in the street or something cause you wanna look good while your driving how immature is that.

Answer 7

I would definitely coat them with weather resistant paint, and something easy to clean. Have you seen some of those signs? Its no wonder there are so many people getting lost. the signs stink! You can barely even read them, and to make matters worse, they're covered with graffiti.

Answer 8

thats a good question
i would make them bigger
make sure they are easy to see-no bushes or trees in the way
have the ones with pictures with words too incase you cant remember the pictures
make sure the spray paint it cleaned off often
maybe have solar powerd lights to see them better
have minimum speed up as well as the speed limit
hmm i cant think of anything else rite now

Answer 9

I would make them easier to read especially on streets that you can't tell that you are coming up to one.
Also they can put pictures of landmarks on or near the street.

Answer 10

more reflective they can be hard to see at night. i would change the traffic lights i drive a stick shift so i like the way they are in Europe they change back to yellow before they go to green (tells you to shift back into first)

Answer 11

Put minimum speed on speed limit signs to keep people from driving too slow. People who drive too slow can cause accidents just as people driving too fast.