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The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (usually referred to as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, abbreviated MUTCD) is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to specify the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed ...
11th edition of the MUTCD, published December 2023. In the United States, road signs are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and its companion volume the Standard Highway Signs (SHS).
A HAWK beacon on the campus of Texas A&M University–Commerce. A HAWK beacon (high-intensity activated crosswalk beacon) is a traffic control device used to stop road traffic and allow pedestrians to cross safely. It is officially known as a pedestrian hybrid beacon.
In intersections with "leading pedestrian intervals", the upraised hand or "don't walk" sign will continue flashing as the vehicular lights turn red and the other crossing(s) in the intersection display a walking person or "walk" sign. The vehicular traffic is then stopped in all directions for a short period of time before cross traffic is ...
What are speed traps? They are stretches of road where concealed law enforcement officers monitor speed of drivers..
A diagram of a Texas U-turn, also known as a Texas turnaround (this one with the local road over the limited-access highway) A Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, boomerang, or loop around, [citation needed] is a lane allowing cars traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to U-turn onto the opposite frontage road (typically crossing over or under a freeway or expressway).
Under Texas Transportation Code section 545.365, the following vehicles are exempt from speed limits during emergency situations: An authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call. A police patrol.
All Texas roadways have “prima facie” or default speed limits based on roadway type. Under Texas Transportation Code section 545.352, the default speed limits for certain roadways are: Streets ...