Wayfinding signs at rest area scenic intersections

Rest Area or Scenic Area Wayfinding Signs 

Rest Area or Scenic Area Wayfinding Signs are wayfinding signs with white characters and white patterns on a blue background, which give previews and instructions to rest areas, parking areas, roadside parks, campgrounds, scenic spots, viewing platforms, etc., which are set up at the roadside, and are generally given previews 2miles or 1mile ahead of time, so that drivers can slow down in advance and safely drive away from the mainline to enter the rest area or scenic spot.

Example of coordinated setting of intersection wayfinding signs 

The overall configuration of intersection wayfinding signs can be divided into three types of preview signs, action signs and confirmation signs on the whole, and their approximate settings are as follows: 

(1) Preview Signs 

The preview sign is mainly a combined intersection sign, which consists of an intersection auxiliary sign " JCT" and a route number sign. On urban roads, the setup point is at least 90m from the intersection; on suburban roads, the setup point is at least 120m from the intersection. 

(2) Action Signs 

Action Signs mainly refer to the measures that drivers should take to slow down and change lanes when they see the signs, so as to pass through the intersection smoothly in the direction of their destination and to minimize the impact on the traffic flow. Action signs include turn-combination signs and destination signs, of which turn-combination signs consist of route number signs, turn arrows, and directional auxiliary signs. Action signs are set up in a suitable position before the intersection, and try to make the distance between the front and rear signs not less than 60m. 

(3) Confirmation Signs 

Confirmation signs mainly allow drivers to reconfirm the selected route, direction of travel, as well as reachable destination and distance, so as to continue to move forward with peace of mind. Confirmation signs include route and direction combination signs and location distance signs, route and direction combination signs are generally set up in the intersection after 7.6 ~ 60m range, location distance signs are generally set up in the intersection after at least 90m. 

Above all types of wayfinding signs should be configured according to the actual needs of the configuration of the specific set of points should be based on the actual situation of the site to make appropriate adjustments. In terms of the setup of the American road intersection wayfinding signs, there are two aspects worthy of reference, one is the information processing in the wayfinding signs to take the route number and direction of the information and the location of the distance between the information set up separately, the second is the wayfinding signs to take the release of the information in segments to tell, and gradually progressive way, to avoid in the same place to provide too much information leading to the driver response is not as good as, easy to miss important information.