Daily Archives: August 13, 2007

Boston and Vermont Roadtrip (Day 3 – Boston, MA; New Hampshire, Kittery, ME)

Started the day off with a bang, a huge crash of thunder at around 6:30 am at the onset of a thunderstorm in Quincy, MA. A few hours later storm clouds gave way to brilliant skies, setting the tone for the day. We were due in Vermont this night, but opted to stay with our friend in Quincy another night and explore more of the area roads instead. Beginning on [...]

By |2018-01-18T15:21:40-05:00August 13th, 2007|Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire|2 Comments

Speaking of Clearview

Check out this NY Times Article on highway signs, their fonts, their history, and Clearview. Blame the Clearview scourge on the elderly, and good salesmen, I say. IH 45 north at Beltway 8 Spot the clearview above... Is highway gothic really that "dangerous"? In its use since 1949 how many hundreds of people have been maimed or killed on our nations highways because of a font? [...]

By |2018-01-17T15:25:58-05:00August 13th, 2007|Interstate Highways|6 Comments
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