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What does MUTCD stand for and when was it published? - ANSWER
✔✔the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices in 1935
What does FHWA stand for and when did it administer the MUTCD? -
ANSWER ✔✔the Federal Highway Administration in 1971
What does NCUTCD stand for? - ANSWER ✔✔National Committee
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
, Why is the MUTCD important? - ANSWER ✔✔Nationwide goal is
consistency, MUTCD requires uniform. understandable, and effective
devices
Who used the MUTCD? - ANSWER ✔✔1. Public Sector
2. Private Sector
3. Organizations
What was the first traffic control device? - ANSWER ✔✔Road signs
What are some examples of other groups/organizations developing
devices? - ANSWER ✔✔-1911, centerline painted on Michigan Road
-1914, first electric traffic signal in Cleveland
-1915, first STOP sign in Detroit
-1916, Federal-Aid Act requires that the state has a highway department
before it can get federal money
1918, Wisconsin first state to erect official route signs as part of
maintenance functions
1920, first 3-color traffic signal in Detroit
Danger meaning behind:
Round Signs