Signs

Discusses the importance of proper sign installation and maintenance and the impact these activities have on accident prevention and liability reduction. Covers inventory procedures, control devices, and installation devices.

Discusses aspects of sign inspection and maintenance: sign maintenance facilities, field equipment, and materials. Also considers how to measure the performance of signs, describes a sign inventory system, and shows how inventory data can be collected.

Covers the placement and location of signs in general, then takes a more specific look at placement and location of signs in urban, rural, and freeway areas.

Describes the types and purposes of signs that are common to the three sign systems-US, European, and Latin American-and reviews the basic design elements for all sign systems.

Mock trial demonstrates the importance of proper signage and training programs. This video was taped at FHWA Region 8's Annual County Road Advisors Meeting.

Assisting highway agencies in developing a field inspection program to evaluate roadway delineation systems throughout the life of the markings. These devices include pavement markings, highway signing, and post mounted delineation.

Explanation, for both informed laymen and public officials, of the principals and benefits of ramp metering by relating experiences of Denver, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

How local jurisdictions can develop an effective sign maintenance program, including inventory, evaluation, and scheduled replacements.

When traffic signals are well-coordinated in an effective system, the result can be a smoother, morecontinuous flow for all roadway users, greater safety, more efficient use of fuel, and less pollution.

Lots of crashes in this series of 11 videos of research and recommendations on wet weather accidents, sideslopes and ditch tests, roadside culverts and cross road incline tests, small sign supports, traffic barriers on slopes, etc.