MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)

Section 1A.02 — Traffic Control Devices – General Description

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 1A.02. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.

Section 1A.02 Traffic Control Devices – General Description Support: 01 As defined in Section 1C.02 of this Manual , traffic control devices include all signs, signals, markings, channelizing devices, or other devices that use colors, shapes, symbols, words, sounds, and/or tactile information for the primary purpose of communicating a regulatory, warning, or guidance message to road users on a street, highway, pedestrian facility, bikeway, pathway, or site roadway open to public travel. 02 Infrastructure elements that restrict the road user’s travel paths or vehicle speeds, such as islands,…

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