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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 ...
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The 11th edition of the MUTCD was released on December 19, 2023. [1] The effective date, 30 days after publication, of the MUTCD was January 18, 2024. States have two years after the effective date to do one of the following options: adopt the revised MUTCD, adopt the revised MUTCD with a state supplement, or adopt a state-specific MUTCD. [2]
Recognizing the differences in standards across Europe and the Americas, the Vienna convention considers these types of signs an acceptable alternative to the triangular warning sign. [2] However, UN compliant signs must make use of more pictograms in contrast to more text based US variants.
Bus lane: Bus stop: and: or: Train station [w] Airport or [w] Electric vehicle charging station Not used or [v] Freeway begins or or: or: Freeway ends or or: or: Customs post [x] [y] [w] Not used National highway shield(s) National border signs or speed limits Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used - Not used varies
In the United Kingdom, a clearway is a road or section of road on which it is illegal to stop on the main carriageway for any reason except in an emergency. [3]Certain sections of urban road may be designated Urban Clearway, which is a little-used designation, but one which prevents vehicles being stopped during the peak hours, typically 07:00–09:30 and 15:00–18:00.
[8] In the city of Bangkok, another typeface is used, supplied by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. [9] It notably makes use of open "heads" for letters. The rest of the world usually employs Transport, Highway Gothic or Arial for the Latin text, and a sans-serif font for the non-Latin text which may or may not have a specific name.
Regulatory signs and road markings are also defined in the TSM, but the regulations for them take precedence — the TSM simply provides guidance regarding the design and installation of signs and is not by itself a law. The most recent edition of the TSM was published in 2019 (along with some chapters updated in 2021 and 2024). [2]