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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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evaluation

2009 MUTCD: Pedestrians and Bicyclists

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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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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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2009 MUTCDRevisions to Part 2

Signs


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Variant of “Yield Here to Pedestrians” signs for State

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In-street pedestriancrossing signs

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• Placement locations

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fluorescent yellow or fluorescent yellow-green

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crossing signs must be designed to bend over and

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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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• > 4 travel lanes, and

• 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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Signals


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Signal warrants –revisions to Warrant 4 (Pedestrian Volume)

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Recent TTI study found a 69% reduction in ped h d 15% d ti i ll h

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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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begin later than the start of the red clearance interval, if used

Compliance date 12/31/2014 or


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when timing adjustments are made (whichever occurs first)

Slower walking speed for calculating pedestrian clearance

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4.0 feet per second

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

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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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Optional leading pedestrian interval

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Countdown pedestrian displays

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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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was NOT ADOPTEDPed may enter the

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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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p• If 2 buttons on same corner,

separate them by at least 10 ft. (unless physical constraints make impractical)

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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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to the direction of travel on the associated crosswalk

• 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

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Speech information messages• Actuated only during intervals

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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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Operating procedures for adult crossing guards changed from recommended to required

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enforcement regulatory sense• Shall pick opportune times to create a

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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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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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Lateral offset and mounting height requirements for traffic control devices on shared-use paths

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& maximum offset• Increases flexibility for practitioners

without compromising safety• Conforms with sign mounting on

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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

• Can be used independently, or with SLM

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primary path users• Cannot "fix"

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Shared Lane Marking

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• Intended to show correct cyclist location where bike lanes shouldn’t or can’t be installed

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Shared Lane Markings

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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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• Bike Boxes– Offset stop lines already allowed (w/o color fill)– Awaiting data from Portland and Austin

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When's The Next MUTCD?• FHWA would like a 5-year cycle for new

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and submitted to FHWA in 2-3 years• Rulemaking cycle: Typically 2 years from

NPA to Final Rule• 2015...?


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Richard C. Moeur, PE(602) 712-6661 or (602) 909-8451

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John LaPlante, PE, PTOE(312) 777-2887

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