#Clearview font drivers#

The informational request concluded by saying “the FHWA based the termination of IA-5 on available relevant information and research,” although AASHTO in its board resolution and others have said more research supports Clearview use than is against it.

The FHWA specified that it now wants “quantitative information from state and local agencies specifically related to their use of the Clearview font.” Some examples would be the stakeholders’ applied technical standards or any deviations from the interim approval conditions, and what factors the state and local agencies used in deciding to adopt the Clearview style.” The purpose of this RFI is to gather information, if any, that was not previously available to FHWA.” It also emphasized that the information request “is not a solicitation for comments on the termination of IA-5 or for experimentation requests. As a result, FHWA is publishing this RFI in order to gather any information or research that FHWA may not have been aware of when the termination was prepared.” Other comments suggested that FHWA did not consider all relevant research that was available in making its decision. 12 request for information said that after it terminated the Clearview font approval, the agency “received comments from stakeholders suggesting that FHWA should have solicited public comment prior to the termination. 25 Federal Register notice and provide a recommendation for each concern, and asked the FHWA to “fully examine any potential termination of an interim approval, in coordination with other interested stakeholders.” The resolution further urged the FHWA to establish a task force to address concerns the agency had cited in its Jan.

#Clearview font drivers#

It also said: “Some research has demonstrated increased legibility distances and improved legibility for older drivers during the nighttime when challenges increase for drivers through the use of Clearview Font, without increasing font size or significantly the overall sign size.” The AASHTO resolution said that “some roadway agencies have invested and used Clearview font for over 10 years with no known negative impacts on the motoring public.” 15 annual meeting to urged the FHWA to reverse itself and reinstate interim approval for Clearview. The board of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – which comprise the CEOs of state DOTs – voted in its Nov. The FHWA’s termination action means that sings bearing Clearview fonts on FHWA-funded highways must be eventually replaced with those bearing the approved font when the current signs reach the end of their serviceable life.

Some also objected that the agency had allowed state or local agencies to use Clearview since 2004 under an interim approval before suddenly terminating that authority in January. The request for information follows criticism of the earlier FHWA action by some in the transportation industry who regard Clearview as a font many drivers find easier to read than the FHWA’s official version. 25 to terminate the authority under which it had allowed use of that font.

27 on how state departments of transportation or others used the “Clearview” font lettering style for highway signage, a follow-up to the FHWA’s action last Jan. The Federal Highway Administration is seeking comments to Jan.