And so the revised manual put forth a call to implement the design we know today: "The Stop sign shall be octagonal in shape, shall have red background, and shall carry the word STOP in white ...

Why is red the standard color for stop signs? The short answer is this: because the representatives of the First National Conference on Street and Highway Safety in 1924 decided so. The First ...

This supplement also mandated that stop signs be white text on a red background. Prior to this change, stop signs were allowed to be either black or red text on a yellow background, in line with ...

We’re all familiar with the classic red stop sign — from elementary school lessons on shapes and colors to the guidance of crossing guards and, eventually, driving on our own. But while it’s ...

Campus patrols issued 62 traffic tickets for running red lights, 185 tickets for passing stop signs, and 192 tickets for speeding in the 2004-2005 academic year alone. “[Traffic violations] have ...