Trivia: Stop Signs Weren’t Always Red

By Alex in Daily Trivia on Nov 15, 2007 at 5:15 pm

Here are two bits of trivia about stop signs:

1. Stop signs originated in Michigan in 1915.
2. They weren’t always red. In fact, the first stop signs were black lettering on white background. In 1924, the signs were yellow, until they were changed to red in 1954.

Link [wikipedia article on stop signs] via growabrain


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  1. Gellner
    Nov 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

    In some parts of Ohio, they have fluorescent green ones as well.

  2. Lauren
    Nov 15th, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    Oscar the Grouch used to be yellow, too.

  3. c-dub
    Nov 15th, 2007 at 9:47 pm

    Red is actually the hardest color for the human eye to see in dim light. It’s probably not a good idea to make stop signs — or fire trucks — red.


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