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* In general, signs are useful when going out of a city, from which many roads start or if, for example, you have a junction 15 km ahead and you do not want to walk, thus writing ''to the junction''.
* Often a big sign just saying ''please'' works wonders. People fall for the politeness if you can't get them to stop with a destination sign.
* Know your car number-plates, and you can get away with just writing a few letters - like HRO for Rostock, Germany.(see: Shortcuts)
==== Shortcuts ====
Often, you might use shortcuts because they need way less space on your sign. The sense of this depends on what kinds of shortcuts you use. If you just shorten a long name to a shorter, but still logically understandable one (like "Amsterdam" to "A'dam", for example), this is certainly a good idea. In some countries, you could also use the license plate shortcuts to put on a sign, e.g. Germany or Switzerland. This can also be a disadvantage, though, because - sometimes only regional+local people will know them, especially if they don't really seem to make sense on the first look (like "HH" for [[Hamburg]])
==== Use your nationality on a sign ====
