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My dad and I wrote this press release to help RouteArrows reach more businesses looking for ways to keep their employees and patrons safe. If you would like to help, please consider telling your local businesses about us! Click here to see our first published press release out in the wild or read it below. For Immediate Release: Father - Daughter Company Pivots to Help Facilitate Safety in the “New Reality” Mountain View, CA, May 21th, 2020 -- RouteArrows are cycling and running route marking stickers that are now being used to both provide guidance and indicate safe social distancing...

Given the current and future needs for social distancing and “one way” flow protocols in places of work and other commercial settings, the first question is: can RouteArrows be used indoors? The answer: YES they can, depending on the intended surfaces and locations! RouteArrows are made with paper, water-based ink, and a non-toxic adhesive. They were originally designed to stick to multiple kinds of outdoor surfaces and then be worn away by daily traffic. As the adhesive is fairly strong, we DO NOT recommend using RouteArrows on smooth surfaces. This includes flooring surfaces like tiles, hardwood, cork, linoleum or polished...

RouteArrows are highly visible and are easily seen by cyclists going 20 mph!People rarely walk that fast, so they’ll work great for guiding pedestrians too. Markets can quickly create both flow patterns and social distanced checkout lines whenever and wherever needed! We believe the colorful 1ft long RouteArrows will work wonderfully, because pedestrians will easily understand the “point”! 😉☝️ However if you want to use an extra-large arrow to really grab attention at the entrance or exit zones, here is how to create a bigger arrow using 4 RouteArrows placed together. (Gaps between arrows in the image are intentionally left...

Hello RouteArrows Family, Some of you may know, my daughter Roslyn and I are running our small family business together - but remotely (even before it was cool) with Roslyn up in WA and me here in CA. RouteArrows were originally designed for marking routes for cycling and running events. Two weeks ago Roslyn went to her local farmers market, which sparked the idea that our RouteArrows stickers could help the farmers markets keep their communities safe. Since then we’ve been contacting as many markets and associations as we can, and we made this “corny” little acronym to help display...

RouteArrows were originally designed to guide cyclists on events so they will navigate the correct turns on their chosen route, as many events have 3 or more route options. They are also designed to be highly visible and very distinct, to grab the rider’s attention even at fast speeds. What we’ve learned over the last 13 years is that no matter the event, participants feel safe and comforted when their directions are clear and concise. This same value is very applicable here. When people feel stress, whether athletic or emotional, giving clear and obvious directions brings comfort and security. The...