Anonymous - Comments

Document ID: FHWA-2010-0170-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Received Date: August 02 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 3 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: August 2 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: October 3 2011, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80ed3f48
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision

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Seems like this is actually a step backwatrds from the Oct. 1, 2010 Interpretation. Under 2010 Interpretation it read: "Site-specific conditions may lead agencies to determine that it is impossible or impractical to comply with a Standard and that they must deviate from the requirement of the particular Standard at that location OR OTHERS WITH SAME CONDITION (caps my emphasis)." By allowing agencies to decide that "Preferential Lane Ends 1/2 Mile" is impractial for termination of bicycle lanes, it should not be necessary to review every individual site. Maybe someday MUTCD will be modified on this item, but in the interim shouldn't agencies be allowed to make blanket decision to not use that particular sign, even though it is a Standard?