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Arts and Environment Initiative - http://ceed.allegheny.edu/A&EI/
Part of the Center for Economic and Environmental Development at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. Page shows recent projects including two involving the sculpting of road signs into art ("Read Between the Signs" and "Signs and Flowers").

Bartolomeo: Traffic Signs of the World - http://www.elve.net/rcoulst.htm
Examples of child crossing, construction, and falling rock signs worldwide.

Brian's Guide to Getting Around Germany - http://www.gettingaroundgermany.info/
Illustrations and detailed commentary.

Danny's Daily's The "Sign" Collection - http://www.dannysdailys.com/sign/
Humorous examples.

Diamond Signs - http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/diamondsigns/diam.html
Photograph collection of warning signs.

Evaluation of Traffic Signal Displays for Protected/Permitted Left-Turn Control - http://projects.kittelson.com/pplt/
Research project studying controls for this movement, addressing such principles as the "left-turn trap". Includes animated graphic examples.

France Road Signs - http://www.americansinfrance.net/Driving/SelectedRoadSigns.cfm
Large collection of French road signs.

From War to Worboys - http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/wartoworboys/
Chronicles the history and evolution of signs in the United Kingdom.

Hawaii Road Sign Photos - http://www.hawaiihighways.com/hawaii-road-signs.htm
Many standard and unusual examples.

Highway Route Markers - http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~jlin/signs/
Contains hundreds of images from around the world.

Interstate Highway Control Cities - http://home.roadrunner.com/~pwolf/controlcities.html
Covers all 2-digit and major 3-digit U.S. Interstates and gives some explanation as to their selection. Transcription of an AASHTO document.

Italian Road Signs - http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/road_signs/index.htm
Most Italian road signs.

Japanese Traffic Signs - http://www.police.pref.shizuoka.jp/e-html/yobu-1-h.htm
Three pages of Japanese signs with English descriptions.

Manual of Traffic Signs - http://www.trafficsign.us/
A listing of those most commonly used in the United States.

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
The standard for signs, signals, and pavement markings in the United States. Includes HTML and .pdf versions.

Men at Work - http://www.springdot.org/baustelle/baustelle.html
Dozens of variations on the "Men at Work" theme.

MiniTraff - http://minitraff.sourceforge.net/
Unofficial traffic signal simulator available for download. Uses Java.

Motorway Signs - http://www.brombeer.net/signs/
Photos of approach, advance direction, exit, reassurance, and overhead signs on motorways in various countries.

MUTCD History - http://tcd.tamu.edu/documents/MUTCD_History.htm
Page by the Texas Transportation Institute illustrating the changes between each edition of the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Also includes related articles.

My Crazy Hobby - http://www.mycrazyhobby.com/
Photograph inventory of a large personal collection.

National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - http://www.ncutcd.org/
U.S. organization which helps develop standards which are often applied to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. History, member information, and meeting information.

Old California Traffic Signs - http://www.caltrafficsigns.com/
Photos of signs from the early 20th century.

Ramp Meters - http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/other/rampmeter.htm
Includes a list of all cities that use ramp metering systems.

Road Geek Stuff - http://www.mylandofmisery.com/roads.htm
Includes a graphics gallery of U.S. state route markers as displayed on guide signs, and personal marker cosmetic change proposals.

Road Sign Images - http://www.rxrsignals.net/Signs/
Various graphic files of U.S. examples, some fictional.

Road Sign Math - http://www.roadsignmath.com/
Website that accepts submissions of photographs of sign assemblies whose numbers can be arranged to form a mathematical operation.

Road Signs - http://gribblenation.net/yamamoto-pages/pdf/sweden1961.pdf
Illustrations from 1961 from Scandinavia.

Road Signs in Italy - http://www.alltravelitaly.com/Italy/Car_Rental/Road_Signs.htm
Images and descriptions of most Italian signs.

Road Signs of DPRK - http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/106th_issue/99080401.htm
North Korean road signs.

Road Trip America Signs - http://www.roadtripamerica.com/signs/categories.htm
Hundreds of funny road signs by category

Roadsigns and Signals - http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/roadsigns/
Basic European signage.

Shields Up! - http://www.kendrick.org/shields-up/
Generates graphic route markers.

Sign Language - http://www.signslanguage.com/
Many humorous road signs, with commentary by the website maintainer.

Sign Post Forest in Germany - http://www.fernweh-park.de/
Tourist attraction composed of donated road signs. Site includes visiting information.

Signalfan.com - http://signalfan.freeservers.com/
Photos of an collection of signals and signs, many vintage, plus a gallery of photos covering many geographic areas.

SignMaker - http://www.kurumi.com/roads/signmaker/signmaker.html
Java applet letting users create highway sign graphics.

Signspotters - http://www.hobbiesplus.com.au/signspotters/
Includes photo collection of examples in Australia.

The Cone Epicentre - http://cones.epicentre.net/
Includes information and photographs about traffic cones and other related subjects.

The Great International Highway Makeover - http://www.us-highways.com/new_signs.htm
What highway signs could look like.

The Highway Code - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/
Official document of the United Kingdom. Includes illustrations and usage of signs and signals.

The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running - http://www.stopredlightrunning.com/
Advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., U.S. News, events, articles, and links.

The Traffic Signal Museum - http://home.comcast.net/~jab8356/
Illustrates a private collection of signals, including pedestrian.

The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023113.htm
The standard for signs, signals, and pavement markings in the United Kingdom. Includes graphics.

This Flashing Green Arrow Plan (TFGAP) - http://home.comcast.net/~tamivox/dave/traffic/about/
A private citizen's proposals for new and altered signalization.

Traffic Control Devices - http://tcd.tamu.edu/
Texas Transportation Institute page. Includes historical and research documents.

Traffic Sign and Signals - http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/traffic/
International overview, emphasizing the Vienna Convention of 1968 standardizing traffic control. Thorough links section.

Traffic Signs in Lebanon - http://www.lebanon.com/isf/traffic/
Images of most Lebanese signs.

Traffic Signs in Seoul Korea - http://langintro.com/seoul/catalog/tpc48_01.htm
A few good pictures of Korean signs and signals.

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest - http://www.yukoninfo.com/watson/signpostforest.htm
Gives the background on this feature in the Yukon Territory of Canada consisting of thousands of donated road signs.

Western New York Signals - http://wny-signals.tripod.com/
Photograph collection. Also covers the Central and Capital/Adirondack regions of the state.

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