MUTCD Part 2 Chapter 2H: Recreational & Cultural Interest Area 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.

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Traffic control devices are 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 is 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.

The purpose of recreational and cultural interest signs is to guide road users to a general area and then to specific facilities or activities within the area. This course provides specific information and criteria regarding Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs.

Course Objectives:

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills regarding Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs:

• Scope and Application

• Regulatory and Warning Signs

• General Design Requirements and Sizes for Symbol Signs

• Category Chart for Symbols

• Use of Prohibitive Slash

• Placement

• Destination Guide Signs

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