Comments on: Optical Illusion Improves Visibility of Highway Markers http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059544 Tom Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:52:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059544 Brilliant. Recently <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,373123,00.html" rel="nofollow">reinvented to much fanfare</a> ['scuse foxnews link] Brilliant. Recently reinvented to much fanfare ['scuse foxnews link]

]]> By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059152 Mike Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:31:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059152 They need a shadow. :) They need a shadow. :)

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059136 Toronto Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:31:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059136 I thought POTS was "Plain Old Telephone Service" here. But don't many US locations use XING PED SLOW type painted warnings? It's the same idea of reading the closest part first. I thought POTS was “Plain Old Telephone Service” here.

But don’t many US locations use

XING
PED
SLOW

type painted warnings? It’s the same idea of reading the closest part first.

]]> By: Bob Sky http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059125 Bob Sky Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:32:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059125 They do this here in Japan, although they appear to be big orange and blue blocks on the road...like the MC Escher delivery truck lost part of their load. They are eyecatching! They do this here in Japan, although they appear to be big orange and blue blocks on the road…like the MC Escher delivery truck lost part of their load. They are eyecatching!

]]> By: pippi http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059123 pippi Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:32:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059123 Hmmm, let's see/speculate. The people that aren't paying enough attention to see normal signs, thus needing something stronger suddenly see a sign jump up in front of them. They, logically, swerve to avoid the POTS in the road. Maybe that is why we don't see that type signs today. Hmmm, let’s see/speculate. The people that aren’t paying enough attention to see normal signs, thus needing something stronger suddenly see a sign jump up in front of them. They, logically, swerve to avoid the POTS in the road. Maybe that is why we don’t see that type signs today.

]]> By: sweavo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/optical-illusion-improves-visibility-of-highway-markers/comment-page-1/#comment-1059115 sweavo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:46:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4986#comment-1059115 it would be even more readable if they put the letters in a sane orientation! POTS! There's a junction! POTS! it would be even more readable if they put the letters in a sane orientation! POTS! There’s a junction! POTS!

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