Description

Regulatory Sign Catalog 2024 available at Eastern Metal. 

Most popular regulatory sign legends are in stock and available for quick shipping. Substrate options include: .080″, and .100″ aluminum. Legends are printed on retro-reflective sheeting. These signs are made in house in the USA and distributed from one of our multiple facilities located across country.

Reflective sheeting  options include:

• Hi-Intensity (Type IV) White and
• Premium Prismatic (Type IX) White

Additional options are available for regulatory signs manufactured at Eastern Metal Signs and safety. .

Custom legends are also available.

Eastern Metal regulatory signage manufactured – are Made in America as they have been for over 75 years.  If you have any questions or want to speak to a representative, please contact us  here so that we can assist you.

MUTCD 

https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/services/publications/fhwaop02084/us_road_symbol_signs.pdf

Roadway signs in the United States increasingly use symbols rather than words to convey their message. Symbols provide instant communication with roadway users, overcome language barriers, and are becoming standard for traffic control devices throughout the world. Familiarity with symbols on traffic signs is important for every road user in order to maintain the safety and efficiency of our transportation facilities.

The color of roadway signs is an important indicator of the information they contain. The use of red on signs is limited to stop, yield, and prohibition signs. A white background indicates a regulatory sign; yellow conveys a general warning message; green shows permitted traffic movements or directional guidance; fluorescent yellow/green indicates pedestrian crossings and school zones; orange is used for warning and guidance in roadway work zones; coral is used for incident management signs;** blue indicates road user services, tourist information, and evacuation routes; and brown is for guidance to sites of public recreation or cultural interest.

Sign shape can also alert roadway users to the type of information displayed on a sign. Traffic regulations are conveyed in signs that are rectangular with the longer direction vertical or square. Additional regulatory signs are octagons for stop and inverted triangles for yield. Diamond-shaped signs signify warnings. Rectangular signs with the longer direction horizontal provide guidance information. Pentagons indicate school zones. A circular sign warns of a railroad crossing.

The illustration below shows how the shape and color of a sign indicate the nature of the message.