Maine Local Roads Center

EXAMPLES OF STREET SIGNS

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A Street sign in good condition with properly sized letters, and correct usage of color contrast as recommended by the MUTCD (white on Green).

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Acceptable sign. However, it has no reflectivity for nighttime visibility and it is bent with chipped paint. The MUTCD recommends white on green for contrasting colors.

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Not recommended. It's distinctive but lettering is too small and sign is nonreflective.

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This sign serves its purpose but it is NOT reflective.

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Good sign but lettering is only 2" tall when it should be minimum 4" tall.

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A sign in poor condition. No reflectivity, but does it use contrasting colors. However, the MUTCD recommends using white lettering on a green background. Plus, E-911 standards discourage "FR" (Fire Road) signs, because you would have addresses such as 24 Fire Rd. 42 or 42 Fire Rd. 24.

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This is not a recommended standard in the MUTCD. It has vertical lettering (which may be buried in the snow), a wooden post, non-reflective paint and black on white lettering instead of white on green lettering. It is also "unnatural" for human eyes to read vertically.

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Quaint idea and provides refuge for birds, but is NOT recommended for street name signs.