Today’s transportation planning and engineering professionals face the responsibility of managing a wide variety of surface transportation systems that serve humans, vehicles, and even machine vision systems. The principal resource for designing the information systems of roadway systems and trail systems in the United States is a regulatory document, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Successful application of the standards, guidance, options, and support in this document requires an understanding of how the MUTCD is developed, the principles that underlie its primary assumptions and target audience, and a grasp of the emerging technologies that will drive changes to MUTCD content and applicability in the future. In this course, participants will gain an understanding of the influence of human factors and contemporary research on the performance of traffic control devices for both human operators and increasingly-common machine vision systems that handle portions of the driving task.
Module 0 Course Introduction • Course Launch • Introductions • Background Information Module 1 Core Concepts • Conceptual Framework Introduction • Introduction to Human Factors • Machine Vision Primer • Designing for People and Logic Module 2 Signing, Markings, and Signals • MUTCD Resources • Traffic Signing Fundamentals • Regulatory Signs • Warning Signs • Guide and Motorist Information Signing • Pavement Markings and Delineation • Traffic Signals • Changeable Message Signs Module 3 Applications of TCDs in Various Settings • Safety and Operations for All Users in Complex Environments • Low-Volume Roads and Local Streets • Rail-Grade Crossings • School Zones • Bicycles and Micromobility • Work Zones Module 4 FHWA’s Supportive Partnerships and the Experimentation Process • MUTCD Databases and Evolution • Successful Requests for Experimentation
16.0 PDH
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