Quote Originally Posted by az_gila View Post
I put it down as a resolution issue when reading the signs from a distance.

The lower case letters are about 1/2 the size of the CAPITAL letters and are easier to resolve from a further distance.

Move back from your monitor and see which version can be seen from further away.

When you are close, word recognition makes sense, but I like to read my road signs from as far away as possible... saves wear and tear on the tires (tyres) doing a last minute screeching turn...
Sorry AZ, but NO!

Is it not obvious (and I suspect it may not be) that if you looking for a road (or any other) sign with, say, two g's in the middle or ending with an h. Having these letters in lower case makes the case?

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