Show Stop top When You See t New Nev Red Standards rom iTom rom this day dayan on Utah's driving public Publio will be seeing a lot more red 10 for lor today the Utah State Highway Commission Com- Com mission after many months of research du discussion and study of traffic experiments experiments ments across the nation officially adopted adopt adopt- ed cd the use of ot red stop signs as a state standard t in place of ot the present yellow and an black signs The he Commission basea its decision on the fact that the color red Is consistent consistent consist consist- ent eat with the wide use of ot red as a special warning of danger and the near universal universal sal use of ot the red light as a a. stop signal This action means that from now on all stop signs constructed for use on the States State's highways will be inch 30 fully tully signs with red backgrounds and white lettering Replacement of ot ex existing existing existing ex- ex signs will wUl be on on a a normal basis of ot placing the new signs in positions where the others are worn out or have been damaged The only exception of this policy at present is that the Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission has instructed the Department of Traffic Engineering to place 25 of ot the new red standards at various busy intersections and in areas where motorists motorists motorists motor motor- fail to stop for stop signs The first I of these will probably be Installed within the next two weeks |