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to die braking and finally comes to a halt. Hope that there’s nothing emerging from the intersection, for you’ll be in a wreck of there is. From 60 miles an hour you’ll not be able to stop to aero miles an hour in the distance illuminated by your headlights.
Your normal eyesight, your tendency to drive a little too fast at night and the laws of physics got you into the situation. Traffic safety experts are trying to rescue you.'
The safety experts now are add• ing several hundred feet of extra warning by u^jng reflective highway signs that pick up your headlight beam from a greater distance. With such excess footage available, . you can even take a few leisurely seconds to react and still stop far away from the dangerous intersection.
They have also increased the size of lettering so you can read' , their messages from a greater distance aod have standardized the colors of their signs to prepare you 'for these messages. You’ll apply brakes for red before you see the letters spelling “STOP” and yelow will make you wary of the road before you read the actual
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