Browsing Archive: September, 2010

Put The Brakes On Fatalities Day

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Monday, September 27, 2010, In : For the General Public 

Making good choices is key to the theme "Don't be Driven to Distraction - Drive to Arrive" for the 10th Anniversary of Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day - October 10, 2010

Try to think of some of the significant things you have done that started with an initial action, the first step or the first day. Maybe it was a case where you quit smoking or even better yet put away your cell phone after nearly crashing into car with a mother and children in it that you said "never again will I use a cel...


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Update to California MUTCD

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Thursday, September 9, 2010, In : For Traffic Signal Designers 

The new CA MUTCD (California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) has been released.  There are two important updates relative to traffic signal operations.  First is the bicycle timing requirements, which have been adopted as presented in draft form.  (See post dated Dec 3, 2009).  The second is pedestrian Walk and Flashing Don’t Walk times.  The new standard is not substantially changed from before, but a recommended walking speed of 2.8 feet per second has been added when slow movi...


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