road signs

Posted driver instructions

Road signs are markers posted along roadways to convey information to drivers and pedestrians—warnings, directions, speed limits, or traffic rules.

They use standardized shapes and colors: red octagons for stop, yellow diamonds for caution, green rectangles for distance and direction.

I missed the exit because I wasn't watching the road signs.

Opposites
traffic control method

road signstraffic lights

Road signal system

traffic signals · stoplights · signal lights · crossing guards · road markings

communication modality for drivers

road signsGPS navigation

Satellite-based directional system

satellite navigation · car horns · hand signals

navigational authority

road signsnatural landmarks

Notable earth-made terrain features

intuition · word of mouth · mental maps · dead reckoning

Family

roadsign, roadsigns

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G