The Road to Clarity
"Signs that you'd be hard pressed to read at 700 feet were legible at 900 or 1,000 feet," Montalbano said. "People were really freaked out". A great six-page article in the Times about the story behind Clearview, a typeface that will slowly replace all road signs in the US.
On a related note, here's a gallery of current traffic signs.
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