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Stop signs are a unique sign on the US roadways. The stop sign is the only sign on the road that is in the shape of an octagon. I could be wrong but I think the stop sign is shaped as a octagon to help aid in identification from a distance.
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Is it true that stop signs are octagon shaped?
Yes, stop signs are octagonal in shape.
Why Are stop signs are octagon shaped?
Getting more out of the metal. Pure economics.
An octagon-shaped sign is used exclusively for what signs?
That would be the stop sign.
What is shaped like an octagon?
A stop sign is shaped like an octagon.
Is a octagon regular or irregular?
Octagons can be irregular or regular. It depends on the measure of the angles and the length of a side. An octagon is a shape with 8 sides, not necessarily the regular octagon that stop signs are shaped like.
What is a real life example of a octagon?
Stop signs are an example of an octagon.
Is a stop sign an octagon shaped?
Yes.
Is a stop sign shaped like a pentagon?
NO. Most stop signs I have seen in North America, Europe and Africa are octagonal, that is having 8 sides. A pentagon has 5 sides.
What else is shaped like a octagon but that is not a stop sign?
a stop sign
What shape are stop signs in Kenya Africa?
Simply the same as the stop signs in America, an octagon.
What shape are school bus stop signs?
Octagon just like the stop signs on the road
What objects are shaped like a octagon?
A stop sign
