MUTCD Stuff
The W1-8 sign features a symbol that is also the name of a well-known oil company
What is a Chevron?
AASHTO
What is American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials?
A vehicle with two wheels tandem, propelled by human power, and usually ridden by one person
What is a Bicycle?
The official monthly magazine of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
What is the ITE Journal?
(Stop sign’s number of sides) + (This current year)
What is 2029 (8+2021)?
This color is assigned to recreation and cultural interest uses
What is Brown?
FARS
What is Fatality Analysis Reporting System?
The distance between two successive vehicles in a traffic lane, measured from the same common feature of the vehicle
What is Spacing?
The highest level of ITE membership grade
What is “Fellow”?
(Typical years to earn bachelor’s degree in engineering) + (Optimal width of freeway travel lane)
What is 16 (4+12)?
The number of colors assigned for use in conveying traffic control information
What is 13?
SPF
What is Safety Performance Function?
Delay experienced where a street makes a sharp turn, forcing vehicles to slow
What is Geometric Delay?
The ITE Executive Director and CEO
Who is Jeffrey F. Paniati, P.E.?
(Number of feet in a mile) + (Number of inches in standard vehicle traffic signal lens)
What is 5292 (5280+12)?
The R16-10 sign requires headlights to be used during this time of day
What is daytime?
CFAF
What is Crash Frequency Adjustment Factor?
A recreational access route would typically have the highest percentage of RVs on this day of the week
What is Saturday?
Australia is in this ITE District
What is District 8 or International (Global) District?
(Minimum mounting height of a sign in RURAL area) + (Minimum mounting height of sign in URBAN area) + (Number of states in U.S.)
What is 62 (5+7+50)?
This number of feet is the minimum height requirement for overhead signs
What is 17 Feet?
NRITS
What is National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems?
Some ramps on freeways connect to these type of roadways, abbreviated C-D, which in turn provide a junction with the freeway mainline
What is Collector-Distributor Roadway?
The number of ITE Districts in Canada
What is One (1)? (District 7 or Canadian District)
(Total number of conflict points at 4-legintersection) X (Number of sides on Yield sign)
What is 96 (32x3)?