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2009 MUTCD – New Provisions for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
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John LaPlante, P.E., PTOEJohn LaPlante, P.E., PTOEChief Traffic EngineerChief Traffic EngineerT.Y. Lin InternationalT.Y. Lin International
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Richard C. Moeur, P.E.Richard C. Moeur, P.E.Chair, NCUTCD BicycleChair, NCUTCD BicycleTechnical CommitteeTechnical Committee
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John LaPlante, P.E., PTOEJohn LaPlante, P.E., PTOEChief Traffic Engineer. T.Y. Lin InternationalChief Traffic Engineer. T.Y. Lin International
Richard C. Moeur, P.E.Richard C. Moeur, P.E.Chair, NCUTCD Bicycle Technical CommitteeChair, NCUTCD Bicycle Technical Committee
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John LaPlante, John LaPlante, P.E., P.E., PTOEPTOEChief Traffic EngineerChief Traffic Engineer
Richard C. Moeur, P.ERichard C. Moeur, P.E..Chair, NCUTCD BicycleChair, NCUTCD Bicycle
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Learning objective
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have been included in the 2009 MUTCD with a special emphasis on those
changes that directly affect pedestrians and bicyclists
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Development of the2009 MUTCD
• NPA published in the Federal Register on
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NPA published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2008
• Received 1,840 individual letters with over 15,000 comments
• Final Rule published in the Federal Register on
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Final Rule published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2009
• Effective date = January 15, 2010
Significant Changes - MUTCD• Old MUTCD: All devices must be
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– Agencies were required to update devices, both new and existing
• New MUTCD: Only new devices must be compliant– Agencies are required to update devices as
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– Older devices can remain for "remaining service life" unless there's a defined compliance date
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Parts of MUTCD• Introduction• Part 1 - General
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• Part 2 - Signs• Part 3 - Markings• Part 4 - Signals• Part 5 - Low Volume Roads• Part 6 - Temporary Traffic Control• Part 7 - Schools
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• Part 8 - Railroad & Light Rail (Part 10 moved into Part 8)
• Part 9 - Bicycles
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Variant of “Yield Here to Pedestrians” signs for State
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laws requiring full stop
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Overhead pedestrian crossing signs
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In-street pedestriancrossing signs
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• Placement locations
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fluorescent yellow or fluorescent yellow-green
Supports for in-street pedestrian
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crossing signs must be designed to bend over and
bounce back when
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New symbolic designfor the R10-15 sign
Fluorescent yellow-green colorRequired for school and school bus signs
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Optional for pedestrian, bike, and playground signs
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New sign and plaque for combined pedestrian/bicycle
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Sections 3B.13 and 3B.14 –Guidance against use of RPMs with
right-hand edge lines has been softened for some conditions
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Should not be used unless engineering judgment indicates:
- benefits of enhanced delineation
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bicycles using shoulder, and
- spacing of RPMs is close enough to avoid misinterpretation as a broken line on wet night.
Revised guidance for provision of marked crosswalks
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• Speed limit > 40 mph, and
enhance driver awareness of crossing, and/or provide active warning of ped presence should not be installed across uncontrolled roadways with:
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• ADT > 12,000 without raised median or ped refuge, or > 15,000 with raised median or ped refuge
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New Chapter 3C – Pavement markings at roundabouts
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Section 3G.01 – Colored pavementsNon-retroreflective, for aesthetics only, not to
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Retroreflective or intended to communicate a regulatory,
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message = TCD (shall comply with color code
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2009 MUTCDRevisions to Part 4
Signals
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Signal warrants –revisions to Warrant 4 (Pedestrian Volume)
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More comparable to vehicular
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Hybrid Beacon SequenceHybrid Beacon Sequence
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Peds see Pedhead
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New pedestrian hybrid beacon
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crashes and a 15% reduction in all crashes
Current guidance states that this device should not be installed at or within 100 feet of an intersection, despite the fact that the findings above were almost exclusively at intersections
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above were almost exclusively at intersections
The National Committee is currently revisiting this guidance statement
Section 4E.06 – Pedestrian intervals and signal phases
• If a walking person or a flashing upraised
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Ped change interval (FDW) shall end at least 3 seconds (“buffer”) before
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Compliance date 12/31/2014 or
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Ped. Clearance Time based on 3.5 feet/sec
[Exception allows 4.0 ft/sec if extended button press or passive ped detection allows slower peds to
request additional crossing time]
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Sum of Walk time + Ped. Clearance Time based on 3.0 feet per second for
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request additional crossing time]
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Countdown pedestrian displays
- Required for all ped signals where ped change interval is
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- No specific compliance date for retrofitting existing ped signals (can remain w/o countdown until ped heads
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- May be used even if ped change interval is 7 sec. or less
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New meaning of flashingupraised hand when pedestrian countdown signals are present
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New guidance and figures for locations of pedestrian pushbuttons
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Positioning of pedestrian pushbuttons and legends on pushbutton signs shallclearly indicate which crosswalk signal
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Accessible pedestrian signals (APS) and accessible detectors
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• 4E.09 – General• 4E.10 – Location• 4E.11 – Walk indications
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APS pushbutton locations
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• As close as possible to the crosswalk line furthest from center of intersection, and as close as possible to the curb ramp
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p• If 2 buttons on same corner,
separate them by at least 10 ft. (unless physical constraints make impractical)
10 ft MIN
APS WALK indications• Shall provide both in both audible &
vibrotactile form• same duration as WALK interval
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• same duration as WALK interval
• Audible:Percussive tone (8 to 10 ticks/sec), except:
- if 2 buttons < 10 ft apart or on same pole, shall use speech WALK message rather than audible tone
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• “(Street Name). Walk sign is on to cross (Street Name).”
• Vibrotactile – vibrating tactile arrow
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• Tactile arrows– Shall be located on each
pushbutton– Shall be aligned parallel
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• Locator tone
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– Shall be incorporated into each APS pushbutton
– Shall operate during intervals other than the WALK interval
Special APS features viaextended pushbutton press
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• May be actuated by button press of 1 second or more:
- Longer crossing time
Speech information
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Speech information messages• Actuated only during intervals
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• Message format:“Wait. Wait to cross (Street
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Wait. Wait to cross (Street Name 1) at (Street Name 2)”
Unusual geometry, phasing may also be described
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2009 MUTCDRevisions to Part 7
Schools
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Operating procedures for adult crossing guards changed from recommended to required
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sufficient gap in traffic flow• Shall stand in roadway• Shall use a STOP paddle
• Adult school crossing guards and law enforcement personnel performing school crossing supervision must wear
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• Provisions in former Chapter 7E regarding school-age crossing
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Audible devices are required at active LRT grade crossings used
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New Chapter 8D on pathway grade crossings
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Significant Changes - Part 9• Revised sign height & offset standards• Signing no longer mandatory along bike lanes
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g g g y g• New "Bikes May Use Full Lane" regulatory sign• New signs for path users (skaters, equestrians)• New combo Bicycle/Pedestrian warning sign• New bicycle-focused guide signs, route markers,
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Lateral offset and mounting height requirements for traffic control devices on shared-use paths
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Sign Height/Offset For Paths
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& maximum offset• Increases flexibility for practitioners
without compromising safety• Conforms with sign mounting on
other facility types
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Bicycle lane regulatory signs are recommended but no
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Bikes May Use Full Lane Sign
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Optional for use in "narrow" lanes
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D11-1a D11-2
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signs for shared-use paths
New selective exclusion signs for modes other than bikes and
pedestrians
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Three new pushbutton signs including two that include a bicycle symbol
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R10-24 R10-25 R10-26
Revised legend on W5-4a sign
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New sign and plaque for combined pedestrian/bicycle crossing
W11-15
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New Combo Bike/Ped Sign
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path crossings• Shows 2 types of
primary path users• Cannot "fix"
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New bicycle destination guide signs
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D1-3c D11-1c
Reference
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for use on shared-use
paths
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New Bicycle Route sign that provides a place for a pictograph
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Revised design of theU.S. Bicycle Route sign
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Changes in design and sizes of auxiliary signs used with
Bicycle Route signs
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New shared lane pavement marking
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Shared Lane Marking
• Intended to show correct
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• Intended to show correct cyclist location where bike lanes shouldn’t or can’t be installed
• Can be used in locations
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Shared Lane Markings
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Shared Lane Markings
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concept– Keeps bikes away from door
zone• Where to use:
– Narrow shared use road here bic clists tend to ride
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– Low roadway speeds with high parking turnover
Projects Underway
• Standardized signs for bikes on freeways– (Approved by NCUTCD)
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• Revised US Bicycle Route sign– (Approved by NCUTCD)
• "Except Bikes" plaque for regulatory signs• New figures for bikes in work zones• Bicycle traffic signals
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Bicycle traffic signals– Studies recently completed– Draft MUTCD content under development
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Pending Stuff• Colored Bike Lanes
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Earlier studies showed inconclusive results– Awaiting data from Portland, Austin, elsewhere– Large San Francisco study getting underway
• Bike Boxes– Offset stop lines already allowed (w/o color fill)– Awaiting data from Portland and Austin
A ti St d i l t ti (b / l / i /PR)
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When's The Next MUTCD?• FHWA would like a 5-year cycle for new
MUTCD editions
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