MUTCD Part 9 Chapter 9A-C: Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities

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? Bikeway is a generic term for any road, street, path, or way that in some manner is specifically designated for bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facilities are designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or are to be shared with other transportation modes.

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 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.

This course provides information for signs and pavement markings specifically related to bicycle operation on both roadways and shared-use paths.

Course Objectives:

This course teaches specific knowledge and skills regarding Bicycle Traffic Control Devices:

• General Consideration for Definitions, Maintenance, and Relation to Other Documents

• Placement Authority and Colors

• References to Additional Information

• Signs and Markings

• Definitions and Use of Standard Devices, Systems, and Practices

• Uniform Provisions and TTC Zones

• Signs and Markings Designs and Placement

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