As modern drivers, we’re used to driving down a road full of standardized signs regulated by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The shape, size, and color of the signs are all part of the messaging, and the signs adhere to uniform specifications for materials and retroreflectivity ratings, allowing for maximum visibility in any light. The sophisticated signage we have now has roots all the way back in the Roman Empire roads, but honestly, the modern resurgence of road signage is just a little over 100 years old.

It’s August, and many Americans are snagging end-of-summer time off, long weekends, and day trips before stepping into their fall schedule. Due to the pandemic, summer started kinda weird and slow and a majority of us experienced changes in our normal summer vacations and routines. Here at the end of the season, we’re eager to squeeze in some last minute trips and traditions. While you’ll see signs in most places these days reminding you of physical distancing guidelines to protect your health, we wanted to take a minute to remind you of summer travel safety tips.

It’s easy to talk about infrastructure maintenance needs, but much harder to figure out how those needs should be addressed, when they should be addressed, and who should be responsible for them. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the key influencers behind infrastructure decisions and how those decisions get financed and turned into reality.

Ready to hear some great news? We have some new data that we’re excited to share with you on the topic of seat belt use. The most recent (2019) statistics show that seat belt use is the highest ever: nearly 91% of all vehicle occupants are wearing the seat belts!

In our last post, we discussed construction worker and motor vehicle safety in work zones. Today, we’ll take a look at pedestrian safety in work zones. Before we dive into that, we want to note that the accident data most often reported and published pertains to incidents resulting in fatalities. It’s important to remember, however, that the number of incidents resulting in injuries is far higher, and even a relatively “minor” injury can still create a great deal of pain and suffering or hamper quality of life in the long run. [Read more…]

We’re going to dive straight into some numbers about highway work zone incidents. Although most people know that work zones pose safety risks for vehicle traffic as well as for construction workers, seeing the actual facts attached to that general information can help our country find a safer way forward. Awareness is the first step toward change and saving lives!

We’ll skip the fancy introduction and get this party started! Today, we’re celebrating two of our InfraStripe companies and their home states: Nevada-based NBSCO and Florida-based AKCA.

Welcome to 2020! Congratulations on making it into a new decade. Milestones are a great time for looking back and looking forward, so we wanted to take the opportunity to do just that. We’re reflecting on vehicle safety advancements in the past several decades and looking ahead at the advancements coming down the road (pun semi-intended).

What’s the difference between a street and a road? What about an avenue and a boulevard? Where do these names come from? Do they tell us anything or are they just random? If you’ve ever wondered about road name origins or naming conventions, this 4-minute Vox video is for you! Phil Edwards’ catchy narration guides you through illustrations of each type of roadway, providing answers for those questions that have tickled the back of your mind for so long.

The holiday season is the busiest travel season for U.S. roads! AAA’s travel forecasts for the 2018 end of the year holiday season predicted that over 112 million Americans would travel for the holidays, and the travel trend for the 2019 holidays has only continued to rise. What this means is that an unprecedented number of cars will be on the roads over the next 6 weeks, and we want you to be safe.