2-6-10 Introduction to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Flashcards
The verb “should” is typically used in __?__ statements found in the MUTCD.
Guidance
The __?__ shall be recognized as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel.
MUTCD
The purpose of a traffic control device is to promote highway safety and efficiency for the orderly movement of all roadway users.
True
Advertising messages are allowed on directional signs that are within 20 miles of a tourist attraction.
False
Signs used for temporary traffic control will typically have a(n) __?__ background color.
orange
All lanes of traffic moving toward an intersection or a mid-block location from one direction, including any adjacent parking lane(s), is considered the __?__ to the intersection.
approach
What verbal message is used at an accessible pedestrian signal to indicate the “WALK” interval?
walk sign
The amount of time allocated for the display of a signal indication is the definition of signal __?__.
timing
The standard abbreviation for the word Expressway is __?__.
EXPWY
A type of traffic control signal operation in which none of the signal phases function on the basis of actuation is known as __?__ operation.
pre-timed
The time required for one complete sequence of signal indications is called __?__ length.
cycle
A device used for determining the presence or passage of vehicles or pedestrians is called a __?__.
detector
Vehicular delays and the frequency of some types of crashes are sometimes greater under traffic signal control than under STOP sign control.
True
Installing a(n) __?__ intersection provides an alternative to using traffic control signals.
roundabout
The MUTCD does not consider herded animals to be a form of traffic.
False
