ITE Facts and History
the acronym “ITE” stands for
What is the Institute of Transportation Engineers?
This part of the MUTCD covers signs in general, including regulatory, warning, and guide signs.
What is Part 2?
This is the most common type of crash at signalized intersections.
What is a rear-end collision?
This red, octagonal sign tells drivers to come to a complete stop.
What is a STOP sign?
This acronym stands for the Manual that governs signs, signals, and pavement markings in the U.S.
What is MUTCD?
The year ITE was founded
What is 1930?
This chapter focuses on the design and use of traffic signals.
What is Part 4?
This federally-funded program aims to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on public roads through a strategic approach.
What is the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)?
This yellow, diamond-shaped sign features a black “+” symbol.
What is a crossroad ahead sign?
This federal agency, abbreviated FHWA, oversees the nation’s highway system.
What is the Federal Highway Administration?
This is the name of the fast-paced trivia competition held at ITE’s annual meeting.
What is the Traffic Bowl?
This part of the MUTCD covers temporary traffic control, such as in work zones.
What is Part 6?
This term describes the combination of frequency and severity of crashes at a specific location.
What is crash risk?
This white rectangular regulatory sign displays a number and is used to legally limit how fast vehicles can travel.
What is a speed limit sign?
This AASHTO-published guidebook provides methods for analyzing safety performance.
What is the HSM (Highway Safety Manual)?
This publication is ITE’s primary source for sharing research, technical articles, and case studies.
What is the ITE Journal?
This part of the MUTCD outlines traffic control devices for school areas.
What is Part 7?
This organization published the Highway Safety Manual in 2010.
What is AASHTO?
This orange, diamond-shaped sign shows a person holding a flag.
What is a flagger ahead sign?
This organization, abbreviated ATSSA, represents professionals in traffic control, work zones, and roadway safety infrastructure.
What is the American Traffic Safety Services Association?
The first president of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Who is Ernest P. Goodrich?
This part of the MUTCD is dedicated to bicycle facilities and related traffic control devices.
What is Part 9?
This is the term for statistical models used in the HSM to estimate expected crash frequency at a site.
What are Safety Performance Functions (SPFs)?
This white rectangular sign shows a black arrow curving left with a red circle and slash over it.
What is a no left turn sign?
This professional organization, abbreviated WTS, is dedicated to advancing women in transportation.
What is Women’s Transportation Seminar?