Traffic lights

[Darr'chelle]

The Clearview typeface that is common on the newer signs had wormed its way into Arizona over the last couple of years.

Interstate is a knockoff of the original FHWA typefaces (which have a different weight system)

[wxntrafficfan]

Here are some pics from the Lansing area:
Picture 1: This kind of stoplight is becoming more and more common about the area, mainly at intersections that are barely busy enough to have a stoplight.

Picture 2: This is what the one-way intersections look like (at right). These are mainly on US-127 or downtown.

Pictures 3 & 4: This is how the majority of stoplights that are placed at two way/one way intersections.

Pictures 5-7: This is a new stoplight that was put up downtown some time over the winter (believe it or not, this was the first time I have been downtown near the capital since December, lol)

Picture 8: The silver-arm stoplight like the one featured here has been put up at busy intersections, and has become commonplace at them around the Lansing area.

Picture 9: Featured here is a stoplight that is at several intersections around the area, but is a little less common.

[Mike M]

Wow, those lighted signs are neat. When I was in the Harrisburg area back in March I saw a few street signs that were lighted like that. I didn't see any of those other signs lighted like what you posted, like the "One Way" and Left Turn Signal signs.

[Gil]

It's funny you should mention lighted signs. They just started putting in a few last month, however, I've driven past them at night, and they weren't lit.

[wxntrafficfan]

Wow, I didn't realize those pictures were such massive files. No wonder they took so long to upload!

[TWCToday]

Neat pics! Ill have to post some. Always been interested in traffic lights

[Mike M]

Wow, I thought I was the only one interested in them. Glad I posted this!

[Zach]

Wow, I thought I was the only one interested in them. Glad I posted this!

hehe. I used to run my parents down with Traffic Lights when I was 3.

[Spring Rubber]

You ran them over with stop lights? 

>_>

[Gil]

You ran them over with stop lights? 

>_>

[Zach]

You ran them over with stop lights? 

>_>

yes.... I did.

>_>

[Jonathan]

Here's the font they use now on the street signs. This is the highest quality I could find. It's not the same as the one in my first post; those are older. I pretty sure the signs on the second pic on my first post is Interstate.

That font in that sign is most definitely Clearview. Missouri has NO Clearview AFAIK. At least from my place (West Plains) to Poplar Bluff (~2 1/2 hrs), to St. Louis (~4 hrs), and to Branson (~2 1/2 hrs). That's a pretty big area of Missouri.

[texasstooge]

My hometown's traffic lights are installed horizontally and all of the traditional bulbs (except the fire signals near the fire stations) have been replaced with fluorescent bulbs. The lights along the SH-183 service road were LEDs, but they too have been replaced with fluorescent ones.

[WeatherWitness]

My hometown's traffic lights are installed horizontally and all of the traditional bulbs (except the fire signals near the fire stations) have been replaced with fluorescent bulbs. The lights along the SH-183 service road were LEDs, but they too have been replaced with fluorescent ones.

What do the fluorescent bulbs look light? (Because the LEDs are the ones that have dots, right? )

[texasstooge]

My hometown's traffic lights are installed horizontally and all of the traditional bulbs (except the fire signals near the fire stations) have been replaced with fluorescent bulbs. The lights along the SH-183 service road were LEDs, but they too have been replaced with fluorescent ones.

What do the fluorescent bulbs look light? (Because the LEDs are the ones that have dots, right? )

Let's put it like this, even with the color lenses, I recognize the circle and the coil behind it. These fluorescent bulbs are probably specially made to come on instantly instead of fading on.