3M Safety Stories

Accidents happen. Vehicles come out of nowhere. That’s why we challenge some of our best scientists and engineers to help improve roadway visibility and safety.

ACT Child Safety Program Takes Out Top Road Safety Prize.

Compromised night vision, fatigue and impaired drivers all contribute to making driving at night more dangerous than at any other time of the day.

Find out about the physics of retroreflectivity, why luminance is an important performance measurement for signs, how angularity affects sign visibility, and what defines ASTM sheeting types.

Despite improvements in traffic safety over the past decade, several current trends reduce the ability of traffic signs to provide guidance and safety—making signs that return more light to drivers more important than ever.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA) fully half of all traffic fatalities occur at night, even though the nighttime hours account for only a quarter of total vehicle miles driven.