roadside signs

Drivers' posted information

Roadside signs are markers placed along roads to convey information to drivers and pedestrians.

They include traffic signs (stop, yield, speed limits), directional signs, mile markers, and advertisements.

The term often specifically refers to commercial billboards or hand-painted signs promoting local businesses, attractions, or political candidates: We followed the roadside signs to the peach stand.

Related

mile · marker · reflector · arrow · speed · speed limit · no passing zone · highway patrol · caution · detour · motel · diner · gas · rest stop · neon · faded · post · metal

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Opposites
information delivery location

roadside signsGPS navigation

Satellite-based directional system

satellite navigation · onboard computers · heads-up display

communication medium for travelers

roadside signsvoice navigation

Spoken driving directions

placement/visibility

roadside signsradio broadcasts

Programs sent wirelessly

Family

road, roads, roadside, roadsides, roadway, roadways, roadblock, roadhouse, railroad

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G