Stop Signs With Holes Not From Bullets

Reader’s Digest contributor Charlotte Hilton Andersen’s article entitled, “If You See a Stop Sign with Holes, This Is What It Means (No, They’re Not Bullet Holes!)” was posted on Nov. 18.

Like many of us, she assumed the holes in stop signs were part of target practice in some rural areas. To her surprise and perhaps to yours as well, some traffic signs are designed with holes.

As the article states, “‘Sometimes, holes are intentionally cut out from the non-message surface of the sign,’ explains Paul Dorr, director of engineering design at the Traffic Group who has designed hundreds of intersections using stop signs. And, adds Samantha Keith of AWP Safety, a company that makes official stop signs, they’re put there for a reason that’s actually pretty smart.”

Click here to read the full article from Reader’s Digest.