The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) turns 80 tomorrow, and this octogenarian is still going strong. The youth code? The MUTCD stays strong and active by helping travelers, pedestrians, transportation workers, and beyond get to where we need to go safely and efficiently.

According to the Department of Transportation, “the TCD in MUTCD — “traffic control devices” — refers to all of the signs, signals, pavement markings, and other features that communicate with drivers all along America’s road system. From city streets to interstate highways, and covering a variety of shared-use facilities, this system moves the U.S. economy forward and gives us all a key freedom that has become part of the American ethos: mobility.  The MUTCD doesn’t simply promote the mobility of goods and services; its guidelines and standardization help drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians get where they’re going and get there safely.”

 

 

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