Joseph Fisheringer - Comments

Document ID: FHWA-2012-0118-0022
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Received Date: January 23 2013, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 24 2013, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: January 11 2013, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: March 12 2013, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 1jx-839v-ivle
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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

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I believe the MUTCD should remain as a single document. The MUTCD is now the definitive source for the use of traffic control devices and spliting it into multiple documents will make it more difficult to utilize it effectively. While the MUTCD has increased in size since its original inception, methods of searching the document have also improved dramatically, eliminating the concerns of the size of the document. The MUTCD is not only a regulation but a reference manual and provides a single place to obtain required information. While most engineers understand the use and implmentation of a stop sign; newer, more complex traffic control devices require addtional guidance so when they are implemented accross the Country, they are done so in a uniform manner. In short, the MUTCD is not broke, so don't fix it.