Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways

Description

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 2003 Edition, contains standards for the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices that regulate, warn, and guide road users along all streets and highways across the nation. This new edition represents major revisions in development since 2000, including: Interim approval process for new traffic control devices and applications; New chapter on temporary traffic control for traffic incident management that includes new color scheme for incident management signs; New section on pedestrian countdown signals and “animated eyes”; New considerations for pedestrians and workers in temporary traffic control zones, including consideration for pedestrians with disabilities; New provision for in-street pedestrian signs; New recommendations for increased letter height on street name signs; New use of yield markings at un-signalized mid-block pedestrian crosswalks; and New provisions for high visibility clothing for workers and flaggers. Content: Front Matter • Introduction • Table of Contents •Part I. General 1A. General •Part II. Signs 2A. General 2B. Regulatory Signs 2C. Warning Signs 2D. Guide Signs - Conventional Roads 2E. Guide Signs - Freeways and Expressways 2F. Specific Service Signs 2G. Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs 2H. Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs 2I. Emergency Management Signing •Part III. Markings 3A. General 3B. Pavement and Curb Markings 3C. Object Markers 3D. Delineators 3E. Colored Pavements 3F. Barricades and Channelizing Devices 3G. Islands •Part IV. Highway Traffic Signals 4A. General 4B. Traffic Control Signals - General 4C. Traffic Control Signal Needs Studies 4D. Traffic Control Signal Features 4E. Pedestrian Control Features 4F. Traffic Control Signals for Emergency Vehicle Access 4G. Traffic Control Signals for One-Lane, Two-Way Facilities 4H. Traffic Control Signals for Freeway Entrance Ramps 4I. Traffic Control for Movable Bridges 4J. Lane-Use Control Signals 4K. Flashing Beacons 4L. In-Roadway Lights •Part V. Traffic Control Devices for Low-Volume Roads 5A. General 5B. Regulatory Signs 5C. Warning Signs 5D. Guide Signs 5E. Markings 5F. Traffic Control for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 5G. Temporary Traffic Control Zones •Part VI. Temporary Traffic Control 6A. General 6B. Fundamental Principles 6C. Temporary Traffic Control Elements 6D. Pedestrian and Worker Safety 6E. Flagger Control 6F. Temporary Traffic Control Zone Devices 6G. Type of Temporary Traffic Control Zone Activities 6H. Typical Applications 6I. Control of Traffic through Traffic Incident Management Areas •Part VII. Traffic Controls for School Areas 7A. General 7B. Signs 7C. Markings 7D. Signals 7E. Crossing Supervision 7F. Grade-Separated Crossings •Part VIII. Traffic Controls for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 8A. General 8B. Signs and Marking 8C. Illumination 8D. Flashing-Light Signals, Gates, and Traffic Control Signals •Part IX. Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities 9A. General 9B. Signs 9C. Markings 9D. Signals •Part X. Traffic Controls for Highway-Light Rail Transit Grade Crossings 10A. General 10B. Highway-Light Rail Transit Grade Crossing Control Systems 10C. Signs, Illumination, and Markings 10D. Highway-Light Rail Transit Active Traffic Control Grade Crossing Systems • Appendix A1. Congressional Legislation