Murray Bodin - Comments

Document ID: FHWA-2007-28977-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Received Date: January 03 2008, at 09:59 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 3 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: January 2 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: July 31 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80381f59
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National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision

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2007 NPA Text Showing Revisions Page 959 December 2007 Section 6E.03 Hand-Signaling Devices Support: Hand-signaling devices, such as STOP/SLOW paddles, lights, and red flags, are used to control road users through TTC zones. Guidance: The STOP/SLOW paddle should be the primary and preferred hand-signaling device because the STOP/SLOW paddle gives road users more positive guidance than red flags. Use of flags should be limited to emergency situations. Sign W20-7 should show a person with a STOP-SLOW paddle to be consistent with the above direction that paddles be used and flags used only in emergency conditions. There are numerous places where W20-7, person with a flag, needs to be replaced with a person with a paddle.