Not many people would describe highway signs as potentially frightening, but there is one type of sign out there that has been giving people a bit of a scare: fake, but realistic, highway signs saying "speed enforced by drones" and showing an attack drone launching a weapon have been popping...
Voting has already started for this year's Carroll's Best! The Carroll County Times is once again holding their annual survey to determine their readers' favoritle local buisnesses, so remember to let them know which resturants and stores are your favorite for a chance to win a gift card (and while...
To celebrate summer, we're holding a contest on our facebook page! We want to see any pictures you have of yourself with a fun or unique sign that you've spotted while on your summer travels: share your pictures with us on facebook by July 31st at noon, and whoever shares...
Though the introduction of the MUTCD was a huge step forward in standardizing road signs and brought them much closer to their current form, the recommendations and mandates in the first MUTCD were very different than the ones today. Changes in the times, the roads, and the available technology neceesitated...
Today, all street signs across America are standardized according to the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), a manual of federally mandated guidlines for how signs should be made and used. The MUTCD didn't always exist, however, and early roads were chaotic; on some streets, there were almost a...
Being a pedestrian can be a very dangerous thing: pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely than car passangers to die on each trip, and there is, on average, a crash-related pedestrian death every 2 hours, and a crash related pedestiran injury every 8 minutes. There are, however, things you can...
To celebrate the fourth of July, here's a few tips on how to properly hang an American Flag. Technically, if you don't hang Old Glory to the left of your door (as you face the house) with the stars at the top, you're violating the law -the United States Flag Code,...
Everyone knows that there are probably hundreds, or even thousands, of "Main Streets" across the country, and most people have probably passed dozens of "Maple Avenues" and "Oak Streets". But have you ever stopped to wonder what the most common street names in the nation are? The results might suprise...
Everyone knows that there are probably hundreds, or even thousands, of "Main Streets" across the country, and most people have probably passed dozens of "Maple Avenues" and "Oak Streets". But have you ever stopped to wonder what the most common street names in the nation are? The results might suprise...
Many of our signs, especially our sand blasted signs, are made of sign foam, or High-density urethane. But what is HDU? High-density urethane foam was invented specifically for the sign industry as a durable alternative to wooden outdoor signs. HDU is considered a "closed cell" foam that contains more solid urethane...
