Encouraging children to walk or bike to school can have benefits for the rest of their lives. Parents may have concerns, but implementing a Safe Routes to School program is a smart choice. The Goal There’s nothing wrong with driving children to school, and school buses are the safest form of transportation on the road. But when kids get used to taking rides everywhere, they don’t develop the active habits they need to lead a...

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Five Sided Yellow Signs | Fluorescent Yellow Green Signs | School Warning Signs
Learn the history of how florescent five sided yellow-green signs became the official sign template for school zone warning signs. Read more at CPC Signs. Fluorescent Yellow-Green Signs The color most important to know, by far, is Fluorescent Yellow-Green, also known as FYG to traffic sign manufacturers. The specially engineered color is reserved among all traffic signs to alert drivers to school zones. It’s not the yellow with an orange tint that you see on more general warning signs, such as railroad crossings, no-passing zones, or to indicate an impending merge. It’s not the yellow you see on a school bus, either—that’s known as National School Bus Glossy Yellow. FYG is an entirely different hue. The History of a Color School warning signs are Fluorescent Yellow-Green to ensure they are never mistaken for something else. The neon-like yellow materials weren’t durable enough for long-term signage until the early 1990s. FYG...
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