MUTCD Part 2 Chapter 2B: Regulatory Signs

Course Synopsis:

This course material derives from the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices as issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The quiz author is J. Cloyce Darnell, P.E.

Did you know? YIELD signs and STOP signs shall not be mounted on the same post.

Traffic control devices shall be defined as all signs, signals, markings, and other devices used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, pedestrian facility, or bikeway by authority of a public agency having jurisdiction. The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is incorporated by reference in 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F and shall be recognized as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 109(d) ad 402(a).

The need for uniform standards was recognized long ago, and the MUTCD is a result of much research and several editions since 1935 in order to establish and facilitate those uniform standards. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation has decreed that traffic control devices on all streets and highways open to public travel shall be in substantial conformance with the Standards issued or endorsed by the FHWA.

Regulatory Signs are used to inform road users of selected traffic laws or regulations and indicate the applicability of the legal requirements. This course provides specific information and criteria regarding Regulatory Signs to engineers providing design, installation, construction, or inspection services. 

Course Objectives:

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills regarding Regulatory Signs.

• Application and Design

• Sizes for Varying Applications

• Placement and Location

• Sign Designation MUTCD Code Numbers

• Meanings of Symbols and Legends

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