Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada

"The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC) is a flagship document for the Transportation Association of Canada, and is an essential tool for all professionals involved in traffic management and control. It provides optimum guidance and preferred methods in the design, dimensions and application of devices for the control of traffic and the provision of information to drivers and other road users. The MUTCDC provides information and diagrams on traffic signs, signals, pavement markings and temporary conditions, offering guidance on types, use, and placement for each. This guidance is applicable to the variety of road authorities and jurisidictions across the nation. These devices constitute a system for conveying messages to the road user which advise of traffic regulations in order to enable observance of the law, or warn of road characteristics, road hazards and temporary conditions. Meeting these objectives improves safety, serves the convenience of the road user, and promotes the efficient movement of persons and goods and the orderly flow of traffic."--Page [iii].

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways

"The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways--the MUTCD--defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets, highways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and site roadways open to public travel. The MUTCD is a compilation of national standards for all traffic control devices, including road markings, highway signs, and traffic signals. It is updated periodically to accommodate the nation's changing transportation needs and address new safety technologies, traffic control tools, and traffic management techniques. The purpose of the MUTCD is to improve safety for all road users, by promoting uniformity, and to incorporate new provisions that reflect technological advances in traffic control device application. Developed and published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in December 2023 as a PDF download publication only (available from FHWA's website at https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_11th_Edition.htm), this 11th Edition of the MUTCD updates and supersedes the previous 10th Edition, published in 2009."--publisher's website

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways