Traffic Control Devices Handbook, 2nd Edition
The
Handbook augments the 2009 Edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The
Traffic Control Devices Handbook, 2nd Edition provides guidance and information to implement the provisions of the MUTCD. The objective of the
Handbook is to bridge the gap between the MUTCD requirements and field applications. Additional guidance is provided on the new MUTCD requirements to clarify these MUTCD provisions. The Handbook does not establish policy, procedures, or standards for an agency, or set the "standard-of-care" for decisions on traffic control devices. It is meant as guidance material to assist in determining the appropriate device(s) for a specific condition based on judgment and/or study. The Handbook includes 16 chapters covering the wide variety of traffic control devices available to meet public need. There are chapters on low-volume, rural roads as well as residential streets. Separate chapters are provided for signs, markings, traffic signals, railroad-highway grade crossings and temporary (construction) traffic controls. One chapter addresses installation considerations for traffic control devices. Another discusses the human-factor considerations in the application of traffic control devices. The specific issues of traffic control devices for schools, pedestrians and bicyclists are each addressed in separate chapters.
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Separated Bikeways
The purpose of this report, developed by the ITE Pedestrian and Bicycle Council, is to present existing information about separated bikeways, consider the current and potential utility of separated bikeways in the United States and Canada, and promote the development of research statements for further investigation of the application, safety, and mobility performance of separated bikeways. Separated bikeways are one- or two-way exclusive bikeways parallel to the roadway yet physically separated from moving traffic by different vertical buffers. Separated bikeways are distinct from shared use paths, which are intended for bicycles and pedestrians. They also differ from bicycle lanes, which are on-street bicycle facilities separated from adjacent motor vehicles through the use of simple pavement markings and signage. This report does not address conventional bicycle lanes nor buffered bicycle lanes (conventional lanes with a designated buffer space between bicyclists and vehicles).
Specifically, this report:
- Identifies some of the locations, designs, and operational attributes of separated bikeway facilities already constructed, including examples of European design practices;
- Summarizes safety studies that have been conducted on these facilities, and
- Presents the need for additional research that could assist in the development of guidelines and standards for the construction of these facilities where appropriate in the U.S. and Canada.
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