Most people think that their neighborhood roads and street signs are property of the government and therefore the government's responsibility. In many cases this is true and in this case the government has issued requirements for safety on these roads, including the use certain precautionary measures for all street signs. This regulation requires that all street signs on public roads to either be 'breakaway, yielding, or shielded.' However, many neighborhoods contain private roads, which are the responsibility of the property owners in the neighborhood. Often neighborhoods with private roads opt to install decorative street signs and because they are not public roads, they do not legally have to meet the safety requirements of the street signs on public roads and a lot of decorative street sign manufacturers make and install street signs that do not meet these regulations, leaving the homeowners with signage that could potentially be dangerous and also a liability. Addresses of Distinction offers the best of both worlds. All of our decorative street signs meet the Federal Highway Administration's breakaway guidelines and they offer communities a safe alternative to ugly municipal signs or high maintenance wooden signs. The main purpose of using breakaway street signs is to breakaway or bend the pole upon impact of a vehicle that has run off the road. These devices are crash tested and are regulated with strict federal guidelines. If breakaway devices are not used, the mailboxes, signs and other objects could cause fatal crashes or excessive damage to the vehicle. By using the breakaway devices, it serves as a barrier and a crash cushion that could prevent serious injuries and even death. Addresses of Distinction is proud to have FHWA breakaway approval from the US Department of Transportation and offer our clients in neighborhoods with both public and private roads.