This 2017 New York State Edition of the Traffic Sign Handbook for Local Roads is based upon combined requirements of the National MUTCD and the New York State Supplement. The Traffic Sign Handbook for … [Read more...] about Traffic Sign Handbook for Local Roads, New York State 2017
Training Film Being Shot on Turnpike
The Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission hired Kennebunk-based Video Creations production company to shoot an eight-minute video to train police on how to close lanes, position their vehicles, … [Read more...] about Training Film Being Shot on Turnpike
Development of a Highway Incident Management Operational and Training Guide
Each year highway traffic incidents, such as crashes, place responders on and beside roadways with dangerous high-speed traffic. The unexpected conditions of an incident scene have the potential to … [Read more...] about Development of a Highway Incident Management Operational and Training Guide
Damascus Man Beats Speed Camera Ticket
Paul Layer of Damascus became the 25th person in Montgomery County to be found not guilty last week following a ticket from a speed camera. Layer, a constitutional lawyer, researched the laws after he … [Read more...] about Damascus Man Beats Speed Camera Ticket
Work Zone Performance Measures Pilot Test
One of the challenges state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are facing is to determine how to best measure and track safety and mobility impacts associated with highway work zones. This report … [Read more...] about Work Zone Performance Measures Pilot Test
USDOT Proposes Easing Regulatory Burden on States by Eliminating Sign Deadlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would eliminate the deadlines mandated in the last update of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that require state and local governments … [Read more...] about USDOT Proposes Easing Regulatory Burden on States by Eliminating Sign Deadlines