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Ensuring effective traffic control devices with the Millennium Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal
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July 1, 2001
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Copyright informationCopyright Institute of Transportation Engineers Jul 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This feature describes the 2000 MUTCD, which outlines the proper usage of traffic control devices and contains national standards for the design, application and placement of signs, signals, pavement markings and other types of traffic control devices. Traffic engineers who are responsible for the design, placement and operations of these devices will be interested in learning about the significant changes within this new edition.
EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL devices-properly positioned and operational signs, signals and pavement markings-are one of the critical elements that ensure the safe and efficient operations of our streets and highways. In today's era of driver distraction and the ...