Detroit's first stop sign is oftentimes described as a 2' by 2' white square with black lettering. Unfortunately, I couldn't track down an image of it, but the photo here was taken in 1915 at the ...

Those signs mean you just need to stop, check the traffic, and if it’s clear, then you go ahead and turn right on that red light. Okay, great, but back to my original questions above.

The idea of red meaning "stop" dates back to British railroad regulations of the 1840s—but for a while, a dearth of fade-proof red materials meant that many American stop signs were yellow instead.

I f there’s one rule of the road we learn long before driver’s ed, it’s this: Red means stop. Even a toddler can tell you the right shade of a stop sign. Since roughly the 1950s, all ...

A red stop sign means stop. But in case you miss the message on Terrace Street, city traffic engineers have added punctuation marks: 6-foot-long red reflectors on stop signs at two crossing streets.

If there’s one rule of the road we learn long before driver’s ed, it’s this: Red means stop. Even a toddler can tell you the right shade of a stop sign. Since roughly the 1950s, all ...

Marijuana edibles in Colorado may be required to be marked with a red stop sign. That recommendation comes as the state tries to finalize new rules for making pot-infused products more distinct.

Drivers who complain that they’re sick and tired of seeing bicyclists pedal past stop signs or roll through red lights got a chance to see for themselves Wednesday night what happens when all ...

Those signs mean you just need to stop, check the traffic, and if it's clear, then you go ahead and turn right on that red light. Okay, great, but back to my original questions above.