Welcome to the Roadscapes Wednesday segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Roadscapes Wednesday will feature roads and infrastructure related topics. Geek Alabama Editor / Publisher Nathan Young is often called the “road geek” for a good reason, Nathan loves roads and loves talking about roads!

Some cities and states mount their traffic signals horizontally. And Road Guy Rob has always wondered why. And evidently, so do you. This is one of the most-asked questions you and other road fans have sent me.

So, I dug in and found an answer: Four design considerations engineers in Texas, Florida, Nebraska, and New Mexico think about which leads to horizontal traffic signals.

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