Reflective House Number Signs Add Home Safety

Travel rural roads, or visit older communities inregular street signs, and come complete with the
your area and you're likely to see the mailboxreflective numbers pre-installed. And they work
posts with light green, sometimes blue coloredvery well. Usually they are priced at around
house number signs on them. These signs are the$20.00. What a marvelous idea. The reflective
effective in assisting the 911 emergency responsehouse number signs are a fund raising product
services locate homes at night.that can actually help save lives.
Many homes do not have adequate houseThe signs are usually easy to install, most of the
numbers that can be effectively read at night.time just a couple of screws are required.
This could lead to a very serious issue ifIn some communities curb painting had been an
emergency medical assistance is needed at night.option for house numbering. However, this is only
I've heard stories of a family member having toa temporary solution at ($15/$20), and has to be
stand along the road at night to flag down there-painted every couple of years. The other
ambulance driver. Because the driver could notdownsides are that this solution can only be used
see the address and was driving back and forthif you have a curb and the curb house numbers
up and down the road searching for the address.are not reflective and can easily be hidden. The
When there is a medical emergency, help isnew reflective signs on the other hand, are very
needed fast and any delays in treatment can bevisible and may last up to 20 years.
a tragedy.Reflective house number signs are well worth the
Many rural fire stations now offer reflectivemoney and can easily add an additional element of
address signs as a fund raiser. These signs aresafety to your home. Particularly those with
made of similar materials used on highway andsenior citizens.