You see them everyday, but how much do you know about humble signs on the road? Here are some facts to satisfy your curiosity.

Green signs, made of a reflective material that is six times brighter, now replace many of the old black and white road signs you see on the road. The new street signs are designed to improve visibility to allow road users to read them from afar. Green is also more pleasing to the eye as experiences from other countries show.

Arthur Road, Gerald Crescent. Many road names in Singapore are named after famous public figures so it's not surprising to spot a road bearing your name. It was especially interesting to see people with names similar to some of the roads in Singapore purchasing the old black and white road signs during a one-off auction in April 2003. Guess it looked pretty cool displaying a real road sign in your home!

Since Jan 2001, LTA has started colour coding the different types of signs to standardise them and to avoid confusion among road users. For example, signs for tourist attractions are brown in colour.

The first street name boards in Singapore were installed by the British. They were made of porcelain.

The longest street name sign is for Pasir Panjang Terminal Avenue 3. It is about 3.5m long!