Flaggers
Signs
MUTCD
Tapper Zones
Distances
100

Who can be a flagger?

Only employees who have been trained.

100

Mandatory sign solors

What are black and orange?

100

Standards are italized

What is a guidance or a recommendation?

100

Used when the number of lanes are reduced

What is a merging taper?

100

360 feet

What is the buffer space at 45mph?

200

May be used in emergency situations

What are red flags?

200

Removed or covered

What is when work is not happening?

200

Area where the wok is taking place

What is the activity area?

200

50/100

What is the min/max for downstream and flagger tappers?

200

Spaced appx. 100 feet behind the work vehicle

What is a shadow vehicle?

300

What class high-visibility is required?

Class 2 and must meet ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 standards

300

350 feet

What is distance between signs in Urban (more than 40 mph)

300

Standards are mandatory 

What is bold text?

300

Area to warn road users of upcoming work

What is the advanced warning area?

300

500 feet 

What is the recommended distance between signs in a rural area?

400

18" x 18"

What are the dimensions of the stop/slow paddle?

400

100 feet

What is distance between signs in Urban (25mph or less).

400

Two panels

What is a type 2 barricade?

400

should be performed during off-peak hours

What is mobile operations?

400

245 Feet

What is the recommended distance of a merging taper at 35mph?

500

Area to escape to 

What is a place of refuge?

500

Engineering Judgment 

What is used if distances are not exact?

500

Specific to California

What is blue text?

500

Not always required

What is a downstream taper?

500

 Shifting taper at 55mph

What is 330 feet?