The earliest drunk driving laws in the United States date to 1906, not long after cars became more common. In 1941, states specified a level of intoxication, or blood alcohol content. At the time, a person would have to have a BAC of 0.15% or higher within two hours of arrest to be considered too […]
Americans have always had distractions while driving. Fast food drive-thrus made food and drink accessible in the car. Women who put on makeup while behind the wheel may be a stereotype, but it is a real problem to pay attention to your looks instead of the road. And who among us hasn’t ever had a […]
If you’ve never thought about it before, you might be surprised to learn that all highway road signs have a color scheme which is meant to quickly convey to motorists information about the type of sign they are. In the case of highway construction placards, all of these are now uniformly colored orange with black […]
Just about everyone recognizes the importance of road signs in our society, even if they are sometimes reluctant to abide by them. There’s no question that road signs provide invaluable service to motorists, alerting them to hazardous situations, guiding them through uncertain areas, regulating traffic flow, making pedestrians and bicyclists safe, and helping you to […]
Most people don’t think about how road signs get installed, or who pays the cost for having these indicators constructed and put in place. However, there is a significant cost associated with the installation of road signs, and that is not limited to the price of actually constructing the sign. Contractors have to be hired […]