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Half as Interesting — The Decades-Long Fight Over The Font on Highway Signs (nebula.tv)

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To answer the question, Highway Gothic is much easier to read

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Except when reflecting at night due to the Halation effect they mentioned.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 2 months ago

It was a cute exaggeration that he used to make his visual, but that’s a valid point. It’s easily solved by reducing the reflectivity of the white paint. In reality, I’ve never noticed that effect. However, I have noticed that Clearview, especially the ALL CAPS VERSION is almost impossible to read quickly while moving at highway speed and operating a motor vehicle.