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In Planning for Traffic Signals, you'll learn ...
- Discuss in detail the nine traffic signal warrants presented in the MUTCD
- Explain the problems associated with the installation of unwarranted traffic signals
- Describe the items that must be addressed in a pre-design traffic engineering study
- Discuss issues surrounding the collection of usable traffic counts
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 31 pages
This Traffic Signal Design course addresses basic procedures used in planning traffic signal installations. Included in this course is a discussion of warrants for traffic signal installation, traffic study guidelines, signal phasing selection, and flashing analysis. These study-related tasks should be completed prior to traffic signal design so that a signal installation with the appropriate features for the situation at hand is constructed.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Discuss in detail the nine traffic signal warrants presented in the MUTCD
- Explain the problems associated with the installation of unwarranted traffic signals
- Describe the items that must be addressed in a pre-design traffic engineering study
- Discuss issues surrounding the collection of usable traffic counts
- Discuss procedures for selecting optimum signal phasing
- Explain the circumstances under which flashing operation is used
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
| Alabama (P.E.) | Alaska (P.E.) | Arkansas (P.E.) |
| Delaware (P.E.) | District of Columbia (P.E.) | Florida (P.E. Area of Practice) |
| Georgia (P.E.) | Idaho (P.E.) | Illinois (P.E.) |
| Illinois (S.E.) | Indiana (P.E.) | Iowa (P.E.) |
| Kansas (P.E.) | Kentucky (P.E.) | Louisiana (P.E.) |
| Maine (P.E.) | Maryland (P.E.) | Michigan (P.E.) |
| Minnesota (P.E.) | Mississippi (P.E.) | Missouri (P.E.) |
| Montana (P.E.) | Nebraska (P.E.) | Nevada (P.E.) |
| New Hampshire (P.E.) | New Jersey (P.E.) | New Mexico (P.E.) |
| New York (P.E.) | North Carolina (P.E.) | North Dakota (P.E.) |
| Ohio (P.E. Self-Paced) | Oklahoma (P.E.) | Oregon (P.E.) |
| Pennsylvania (P.E.) | South Carolina (P.E.) | South Dakota (P.E.) |
| Tennessee (P.E.) | Texas (P.E.) | Utah (P.E.) |
| Vermont (P.E.) | Virginia (P.E.) | West Virginia (P.E.) |
| Wisconsin (P.E.) | Wyoming (P.E.) | |
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 31 pages
