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Jack Hamilton (jfh@acm.org) 2005/02/11 20:35

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"I. R. Khan" <ir_khan@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Thank you Miss Elaine Eos for your reply.
>
>You said Traffic Control Signs can also be called Roadsigns. If I
>specifically want to mention about roadsigns giving directions, will it be
>correct to use a phrase "Roadsigns that offer directions"?
>
>From "hanging in the MIDDLE of roads", I meant hanging OVER the road. Sorry
>for my poor English.
>
>In Japan we have roadsigns in BLUE background with white text for directions
>on normal roads, and GREEN background with white text on toll roads (where
>you have to pay).

It's not universal, but generally in California speed limits are black
text on a white background, advisories (recommended speeds in curves,
for example) are black on yellow, distances and directions are white on
green, recreation areas are white on blue, and parks are white on brown.

See the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices at
<http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/html-index.htm>, and in particular
table 2A-4 at <http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/part2/part2A.htm>.




--
Jack Hamilton
jfh@acm.org


And he who rejoices at the destruction of human life
is not fit to be entrusted with power in the world.

                     Lao-tzu

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