MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)
Section 1D.01 — Purpose and Principles of Traffic Control Devices
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 1D.01. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.
Section 1D.01 Purpose and Principles of Traffic Control Devices Support: 01 The purpose of traffic control devices, as well as the principles for their use, is to promote highway safety, inclusion and mobility of all road users, and efficiency by providing for the orderly movement of road users on streets, highways, bikeways, and site roadways open to public travel throughout the Nation. Section 1A.03 contains additional information on target road users. 02 This Manual contains the basic principles that govern the design and use of traffic control devices for all streets, highways, bikeways,…
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