8A. Permanent signs and pavement markings Flashcards
Where can sign shapes be found?
MUTCD Chapter 2. Table 2A-4
Where can “Examples of Heights and Lateral Locations of Sign Installations” be found?
MUTCD Chapter 2 Figure 2A-2
What is the minimum height of a sign near pavement in a rural area?
The minimum height, measured vertically from the bottom of the sign to the elevation of the near edge of the pavement, of signs installed at the side of the road in rural areas shall be 5 feet (see Figure 2A-2).
What is the minimum height of a sign where pedestrian or parking movements occur?
The minimum height, measured vertically from the bottom of the sign to the top of the curb, or in the absence of curb, measured vertically from the bottom of the sign to the elevation of the near edge of the traveled way, of signs installed at the side of the road in business, commercial, or residential areas where parking or pedestrian movements are likely to occur, or where the view of the sign might be obstructed, shall be 7 feet (see Figure 2A-2).
What is the minimum height from the base of a sign to the bottom of a sidewalk.
The minimum height, measured vertically from the bottom of the sign to the sidewalk, of signs installed above sidewalks shall be 7 feet.
MUTCD Chapter 2
What is the minimum height of a sign to the pavement?
Overhead signs shall provide a vertical clearance of not less than 17 feet to the sign, light fixture, or sign bridge over the entire width of the pavement and shoulders except where the structure on which the overhead signs are to be mounted or other structures along the roadway near the sign structure have a lesser vertical clearance.
MUTCD Chapter 2
Where can one find Regulatory sign sizing?
MUTCD Chapter 2 - Table 2B-1
Where can one find Freeway or Expressway Guide sign sizing?
MUTCD Chapter 2-Table 2E-1
Which chapter and subchapter can regulatory sign information be found?
MUTCD Chapter 2B (Regulatory Signs)
Which chapter and subchapter can warning sign information be found?
MUTCD Chapter 2C (Warning Signs)
Which chapter and subchapter can guide sign information be found?
MUTCD Chapter 2D (Guide Signs)
What color pavement markings delineate the separation of opposing traffic lanes?
MUTCD Chapter 3B
Center line pavement markings, when used, shall be the pavement markings used to delineate the separation of traffic lanes that have opposite directions of travel on a roadway and shall be yellow.
Two-direction passing zone markings consisting of?
Two-direction passing zone markings consisting of a normal broken yellow line where crossing the center line markings for passing with care is permitted for traffic traveling in either direction.
One-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of?
One-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of a double yellow line, one of which is a normal broken yellow line and the other is a normal solid yellow line, where crossing the center line
markings for passing with care is permitted for the traffic traveling adjacent to the broken line, but is prohibited for traffic traveling adjacent to the solid line
Two-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of?
Two-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of two normal solid yellow lines where crossing the center line markings for passing is prohibited for traffic traveling in either direction.
