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Where are you headed? (startrek.website)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Actual answer for anyone curious: In the US, most public points of interest are marked by brown signs (parks, libraries, zoos, historical sites, etc.)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And "traveler facilities" are blue, right? Camping, gas/food/lodging, hospital, rest areas?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm trying to remember what I see every day now... I'm sure hospitals and the signs for food/lodging are blue. Maybe airports and train stations too?

When I picture signs for camp grounds, I imagine them as brown, but I could be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/services/publications/fhwaop02084/index.htm

The use of red on signs is limited to stop, yield, and prohibition signs.
A white background indicates a regulatory sign;
yellow conveys a general warning message;
green shows permitted traffic movements or directional guidance;
fluorescent yellow/green indicates pedestrian crossings and school zones;
orange is used for warning and guidance in roadway work zones;
coral is used for incident management signs;
blue indicates road user services, tourist information, and evacuation routes;
and brown is for guidance to sites of public recreation or cultural interest.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Why bother remembering when you can just look it up in the MUTCD?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Blue is just "informational"

Anything from upcoming ammenities to what radio station you should tune to for information during evacuations (hurricane evacuation routes have these regularly)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ohhh so that's why "info" type components (toasts, modals, divs, whatever) are styled in blue for every CSS bootstrapping kit.