This document was developed to assist small-sized agencies
without traffic engineering staff in meeting the new Federal
requirements for maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity on roads
open to public travel. By considering the needs and capabilities
of small agencies, this document provides the necessary
information needed to be in compliance with the new traffic sign
retroreflectivity requirements.
This manual is designed to provide background information and offer an approach for reviewing safety conditions on local roads and streets. It also should help local officials with setting priorities and planning for both immediate action and future improvements. There are no federal or state requirements for the improvement of roadway safety hazards. This manual is not intended to be a standard. The specific examples and suggestions are given only as examples.
Copyright 1996
File: SAFER_96.pdfThis document provides guidance for maintaining pedestrian facilities with the primary goal of increasing safety and mobility. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed the Guide as one of several means of reducing the approximately 4,000 pedestrian fatalities and tens of thousands of pedestrian injuries occurring in the United States annually. This Guide is based on a research report completed as a part of developing the guide. The report is available online and includes a literature review, review of local maintenance programs including discussions with 50 municipalities and state agencies, and an overall assessment of the current practice of pedestrian facility maintenance.
Copyright 2013
File: Guide-Maintaining-Pedestrian-Facilities-for-Enhanced-Safety.pdfRegulations and deadline for compliance
What is retroreflectivity?
Maintaining sings a necessity
Compliance methods
Assessment methods
Management methods
Combining methods
Characteristics of an approved plan
Sign sheeting materials
Create a sign inventory
Copyright 2013
Background
Philosophy
Authority
Required studies
Speed zone recommendation
Proper signage
Enforcement
Minimum speed limits and slow moving vehicles
Advisory speed signs
Copyright 2009
The Wisconsin situation
Liability of governments and their employees
Specific areas of liability related to roadway management
Legal limits of liability
Carrying insurance
Managing risk
Accident managementCommunicate with law enforcement personnel
What to do if you are sued
Summary of Wisconsin municipal liability case law
Copyright
Principles
Sign sizes and types
General sign information
Copyright 2005
Your safety, the safety of your co-workers, and the safety of the public is critical and depends on your alertness and your ability to control traffic.
The information in this manual is intended to illustrate the principles of proper flagging, but it does not establish standards or warrants. Part 6 of the MUTCD and the Wisconsin MUTCD Supplement contain the standards for proper flagging. These standards are highlighted in yellow in the text of this handbook.
Copyright 2011
File: FlaggersHandbook.pdf