AT Transportation Archives
Drive Safely, IMG_0037
Remember the "Drive Safely" placard? An ubiquitous fixture of highway travel in the 1980s and 1990s, along with Consolidated Freightways trailers and trucks festooned with a zillion different fuel tax stickers and permit plates?
You probably haven't seen one in 20 years. In 2001, decorations like these were prohibited in the United States due to the risk of being confused with legitimate hazardous materials placards. While these signs are still legal in Canada to a degree, they're none too common anywhere...as the cross-border nature of modern road freight ensures that the regulations of one country have ripple effects in the other.
Drive Safely, IMG_0037
Remember the "Drive Safely" placard? An ubiquitous fixture of highway travel in the 1980s and 1990s, along with Consolidated Freightways trailers and trucks festooned with a zillion different fuel tax stickers and permit plates?
You probably haven't seen one in 20 years. In 2001, decorations like these were prohibited in the United States due to the risk of being confused with legitimate hazardous materials placards. While these signs are still legal in Canada to a degree, they're none too common anywhere...as the cross-border nature of modern road freight ensures that the regulations of one country have ripple effects in the other.