Dallas street signs are getting larger because people are getting older, reports WFAA. The aging population means motorists can’t see so good, which means Dallas is replacing 300,000 signs. Lettering on the new ones is one inch taller, the signs themselves are more reflective, and stop signs are six-inches bigger.
Font nerds will no doubt recall the U.S. Federal initiative to make a more readable sign. It’s called Clearview, and it debuted in Texas (among a few other states). Why didn’t Dallas just use it? You can download it here, after all.
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Wouldn’t it be cheaper to give all Dallas seniors Lasik?
“It’s called Clearview, and it debutted”
Poor Clearview…walking around without a butt.
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In a second and third initiative, the city and Dallas will lower the speed limit to 35 mph on all major roads and highways, and enforce a mandatory “left blinker ordinance” for all motorists.
Personally I can’t read street signs without glasses, thats why I wear glasses (contacts) and why the state doesn’t allow me to drive without wearing glasses, because I can’t read street signs.
A novel thought perhaps but maybe those that can no longer read street signs because of their poor vision should get glasses, I think it would be far more effective then making the text on the sign a tiny bit larger.
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Hasn’t the population always been aging?
Yes, L, but this aging population – hello baby boomers – thinks its more important than everyone else.
Aging may be part of it but some street signs are just too danged small until you get right up on them and then they’re placed at an odd angle. If you want to turn at a particular street, oops – too late for you if you don’t have Superman Vision or a GPS telling you to TURN HERE TURN HERE! The street signs that dangle off power lines in the middle of intersections are a waste of money as they’re so tiny and not lit at night nor are they reflective (like headlights are going to beam directly up 20 feet, uh sure). I blew through Trinity Mills and Marsh the other day because of one of those microscopic dark blue signs.
I noticed some time ago that the poles of HP/UP stops signs were wrapped in red reflective material. They really stand out at night. Guess even Parkies need a little help seeing in the dark.
I was wondering when Dallas would start implementing Clearview. Not only is it much easier to read, but it’s so much more attractive than what we’ve had these past decades.
But it’s a bit too pricey for my type collection. It costs close to $800 for the entire family.