2003 MUTCD Chapter 2B Regulatory Signs

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2003 MUTCDChapter 2B Regulatory Signs
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2B.02 Design of Regulatory Signs

• Changeable Message Signs can be used to display
  regulatory messages.

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2B.03 Size of Regulatory Signs

• Remove SUPPORT statement referencing SHS as is
  already in Section 2A.12
• New signs added to Table 2B-1, such as R1-5 Yield
  Here to Pedestrians

R1-5 450mm x 450mm 18 x 18
10 years compliance date
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2B.03 Size of Regulatory Signs

• Increase in size of some signs

18x24 to 24x30
24x18 to 30x24
Older Driver Handbook Recommendation
Compliance date is 10 years from date of the
Final Rule for the 2003 MUTCD.
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STOP and YIELD Sign Placement Section 2B.06 and
2B.10)

• Editorial change The STOP or YIELD signs shall
  be installed on the right side of the traffic
  lane to which it applies. NOTE The word right
  replaces the word correct.

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2B.06 2B.10 STOP and YIELD Sign Placement

• Other than a Do Not Enter sign, no other sign
  should be mounted on the back of a STOP or YIELD
  sign
• Preserve distinctive shapes of STOP and YIELD

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2B.09 Yield Sign

• Option to Use Yield Sign instead of Stop Sign if
  Conditions Warrant

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2B.09 and 2B.10 YIELD Sign Application

• STANDARD YIELD sign required to assign
  right-of-way at the entrance to a roundabout.

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2B.10 YIELD Sign Placement

• At Roundabout Intersections
• STANDARD YIELD sign shall be installed on both
  the left and right sides of roundabout approaches
  having gt one lane.
• GUIDANCE YIELD sign face should not be visible
  from the circulating roadway.

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2B.11 Yield Here to Pedestrian Signs
10 Year Compliance Period
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2B.12 In-Street Pedestrian Crossing Signs

• New sign with positive safety results
• Shall not be used at traffic signalized
  crosswalks
• Mounting height in 2A.18 is not applicable

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2B.13 Metric Speed Limit Sign Design

• a new unique design. The sign will have a black
  circle around the speed value with a km/h
  legend below.

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2B.13 Speed Limit Sign

• New GUIDANCE At least once every 5 years,
  States and local agencies should reevaluate
  non-statutory speed limits on segments of their
  roadways that have undergone a significant change
  in roadway characteristics or surrounding land
  use since the last review.

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2B.13 Speed Limit Sign

• GUIDANCE Posted speed limit should be within 5
  mph (10 km/h) of the 85th-percentile speed of
  free-flowing traffic.

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2B.15 Night Speed Limit (Metric)
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Changeable Message Speed Limit Signs (Section
2B.13)

• OPTION may be used to display the speed at
  which the driver is traveling.
• GUIDANCE if used, the legend to show the
  approach speed is YOUR SPEED XX KM/H (MPH).
  The color for the speed value should be yellow
  on black or the reverse.

Compliance Date is 10 years from date of Final
Rule
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2B.16 Minimum Speed Limit Sign

• Design of Metric Speed Limit is with BLACK Circle

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2B.17 FINES HIGHER Plaque

• New Plaque for use with Special Enforcement
  Zones Schools, Work Zones, Safety Zones

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Reduced Speed Ahead Signs

• Move Reduced Speed Ahead Signs from Regulatory
  series (R2-5) to Warning Sign series (W 3-5)
• 15 year compliance period

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2B.19 Turn Prohibition Sign

• New Combination Turn Prohibition Symbol Sign

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2B.21 Mandatory Movement Lane Control Signs

• Revise GUIDANCE statement that the lane control
  pavement markings mentioned are actually called
  lane-use arrow markings.

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2B.23 Reversible Lane Control Signs

• Delete the R3-9c and R3-9e signs and all of their
  references in the section.
• 10 year compliance period

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2B.26 Preferential Only Lane Signs

• Revise R3-10 through R3-15 sign designs
• Revise Sections 2B.27 2B.28 HOV Signing

Compliance date is 10 years from date of Final
Rule
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2B.26 Inherently Low Emission Vehicle (ILEV)
signs (R3-10b)
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2B.27 Preferential Only Lanes for High Occupancy
Vehicles (HOV)

• Require that the minimum of occupants in a
  vehicle
• using HOV lanes shall be in effect for
  certain times.
• A federal review is required prior to in
  initiating a
• proposal project operation of HOV lanes.
• Allows motorcycles to use HOV lanes that receive
• Federal-aid program finding.
• Add to support the ability to implement value
  pricing
• approach for reducing congestion.

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2B.27 HOV Inherently Low Emission Vehicles

• Change discussion about ILEVs using HOV lanes
  from STANDARD to OPTION.
• The U.S EPA is the only entity with
  authority to certify ILEVs

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2B.28 Preferential Only Lane Sign applications
and Placement
Figs. 2E-44 through 2E.48 show application and
placement examples of HOV signing.
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2B.33 Keep Right and Keep Left Signs

• Add OPTION describing when these signs may be
  used.
• Add GUIDANCE describing placement location for
  these signs

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2B.34 DO NOT ENTER Sign

• If used, the DO NOT ENTER sign should be placed
  directly in view of the road user at the point
  where a road user could wrongly enter a divided
  highway, one-way roadway, or ramp.

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2B.36 Selective Exclusion Signs
New Sign Name Hazardous Material (HM)
10 year compliance date
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2B.37 ONE WAY Signs

• Add Standard statement
• ONE WAY signs shall be placed parallel to the
  one-way street at all alleys and roadways that
  intersect one-way roadways (see Figures 2B-12
  through 2B-15.)

Compliance date of January 17, 2008 for
placement requirement at intersecting alleys
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2B.37 ONE WAY Signs

• Relocate 4 figures from Section 2A.16 to Section
  2B.32
• Figure 2A-5 and 2A-6 -gt Figure 2B-12
• Figure 2A-4 -gt Figure 2B-13
• Figure 2A-4 -gt Figure 2B-14
• Add New Figure 2B-15

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2B.37 ONE WAY Signs
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2B.40 Snow Emergency Signs

• GUIDANCE Should be installed where special
  parking restrictions are imposed during heavy
  snowfall.

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2B.40 Van Accessible Plaque
Included in 1988 edition of MUTCD, but left out
of 2000 MUTCD

• R7-8a plaque is used with guide sign to direct
  users to Accessible parking space
• R7-8b plaque is used with R7-8 Reserved Parking
  Sign

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2B.44 Pedestrian Crossing Signs
Change name of Pedestrians Prohibited sign to
NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
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2B.45 Traffic Signal Signs

• Add new sign designs for pedestrian push button
  signs

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2B.45 NO TURN ON RED Sign
2003 MUTCD
2000 MUTCD

• NEW Design of R10-11. Revised to put Red Ball
  at bottom of sign.

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2B.45 Turning Traffic Yield to Pedestrians

• R10-15 sign may instead of should be used.

• WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE PRESENT plaque not adopted
  based on research that found this sign
  ineffective.

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2B.45 NO TURN ON RED Supplemental Plaques
These are preferred
Instead of WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE PRESENT sign
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2B.45 Traffic Signal Signs

• Add GUIDANCE
• for this sign to be installed adjacent to the
  signal.

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2B.45 Traffic Signal Signs

• R10-14 sign not adopted

• new R10-16 sign is OPTION

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Preferential Lane Signs(Section 2B.48)

• GUIDANCE Light Rail Transit is included in the
  list of preferential lane signs that should not
  use the HOV diamond symbol.

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Changeable Message HOV Signs(Section 2B.48)

• STANDARD Shall be the same size as the standard
  dimensions prescribed in the MUTCD and the
  Standard Highway Signs Book based on type of
  facility and design speed.

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High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes (Section 2B.49)

• Motorcycles can use HOV lanes that receive
  Federal-aid program funding

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High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes (Section 2B.49)
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Other Regulatory Signs(Section 2B.54)

• The diagram of the Seat Belt Symbol sign is in
  new Figure 2B-22.

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2B.46 Photo Enforced Signs

• new option PHOTO ENFORCED signs

10 Year Compliance Period