Peninsula Enterprise

Board of State and Federal Highway Officials which met in Washington on recently.

As formulated by the joint board, the two systems will be recommended for State legislation and for the campaigning of the various highway associations under the auspices of the American Association of State Highway Officials.

The uniform through-route markers will be based on numbering. Before selecting a design for the standard route marker, each State through its highway department, will be invited to submit suggestions covering the form and color of the marker.

For cautionary and danger signs the uniform designs already in use in a number of States in the Mississippi Valley, and recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials, are tentatively adopted subject to later modification.

The shape, size and position of warning signs, with respect to the danger of which they give notice are regarded as important--more important even than the wording or lettering to be placed on them, since it has been found that the use of distinctive shapes frequently serves to notify the traveller of danger ahead before the words or symbols become visible.

Selection of colors for luminous and non-luminous, to represent varying degrees of danger, will be made only after a thorough study of all suggested colors with respect to their relative visibility, durability and economy, declared Mr. Shirley.

The board has also decided to adopt as its policy the recommendation of the American Association of State Highway Officials that the reputable trails association now existing be permitted to continue their markings unless they conflict with the marking systems and policies now in force in the several States. But no trail association will be permitted to establish further routes on State or Federal-aid roads. The board commends to the attention of all citizens the warning of the association to investigate carefully the responsibility of trail organizers and to demand convincing evidence insuring proper expenditure of funds before contributing to or otherwise supporting such agencies.

In connection with the interstate route selections, the basis will be formed by asking each State to submit to the joint board a map showing the routes within its borders which in its opinion should be selected.

Correlation and adoption of the through routes will follow subsequent regional meetings of the officials of groups of adjacent States.