HOV means High Occupancy Vehicle lanes. They are also referred to as carpool lanes, transit lanes, or T3/T2 lanes. Essentially, these lanes are reserved for buses, vanpools, and carpools. The lanes are strategically located next to the standard lanes and designed to allow passengers and other road users who ride the bus or carpool to […]
The “T” intersection is a point at which three roads converge. The sign that represents it is usually a yellow diamond with a black “T” in the middle, and the main purpose of it is to warn drivers on the road segment that is about to end. It’s particularly important for these types of signs […]
Even before you learned to drive, you probably began to understand the different road indicators. Even elementary children know to stop when they see the red sign and to pay attention to a yellow sign. Over the past century, road signs have become more reliant and color and pictures to convey information. This is to […]
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the average American driver covers 13,476 miles a year in his/her vehicle. Thankfully, this great country has a great system of 4.09 million miles of roadways across all 50 states, including 175,000 miles of highways or major roads in the National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration How Many […]
A divided highway sign alerts drivers and other road users that the road ahead is divided by a physical barrier or medians like a strip of land, guard rail, or concrete barrier. The divided highway signs take up a diamond shape. The signs have a bright yellow background that makes it easy to notice. There […]