traffic and safety informational series

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1、TRAFFICANDSAFETYINFORMATIONALSERIESFREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONSTABLEOFCONTENTSWon’ta“ChildrenatPlay”signhelpprotectourchildren?FAQ1Howmanybulletholesdoesittaketokillasign?(signvandalism)FAQ2Won’talowerspeedlimitlowertravelspeedsandthenumberofaccidents?FAQ3Whycan’tIhaveseveraldrive

2、waystomypropertywhereIwantthem?FAQ4Whyaren’ttherebetterandlongerlastingstripesontheroad?FAQ5Whycan’tIplaceabusiness-relateddirectionalsignwithintheroadwayright-of-way?FAQ6Whatfactorsareconsideredwhenlocating,controlling,and/ormarkingpedestriancrossings?FAQ7Whyisn’ttherea“Schoo

3、lBusStopAhead”signeverywhereabusstops?FAQ8Whycan’tspeedbumpsbeusedonallstreetstoslowtraffic?FAQ9Whydoyouchoosethepostedspeedlimitandwheredoyouputthesigns?FAQ10CanalltrafficsignalsbetimedsoIreceiveagreenlightateveryintersection?FAQ11Howaresignalstimedtoaccommodatepedestrians?FA

4、Q12Whycan’twehavestopsignstoreducespeedingalongmystreet?FAQ13Whycan’twehaveafour-waystoptoreduceaccidents?FAQ14Whatistheharmininstallinganunwarrantedtrafficcontroldevice?FAQ15Won’tatrafficsignalreduceaccidents?FAQ16SafedrivingproceduresatrailroadcrossingsFAQ17Howdoyoudecidewhe

5、retoplacesigns?FAQ18Howdoesthecountymakedecisionsaboutdustcontrolongravelroadways?FAQ19Whendointersectionsreceivestopsigns(two-wayandfour-way)andsignals?FAQ20Whyconvertingafour-lanestreettoathree-lanestreetmayimprovesafetyandnotincreasecongestion.FAQ21Whydolightpoleshavetobelo

6、catedsofarfromthestreet?FAQ22Howdoesthecountymakedecisionsaboutpavinggravelroadways?FAQ23Whydon’twehavecrossingguardsatallschoolcrossings?FAQ24Won’taflashingyellowlightdrawmoreattentiontoasign?FAQ25TRAFFICANDSAFETYINFORMATIONALSERIESFREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTION#1WON'TA“CHILDRENATPL

7、AY”SIGNHELPPROTECTOURCHILDREN?TheManualonUniformTrafficControlDevices(MUTCD)regulatesthedesign,use,andplacementofsignsandmarkingsintheUnitedStates.The“ChildrenatPlay”signisconsideredawarningsignwithawordmessage.Itissometimesusedinsteadofthenationallyrecognized“Playground”sign(

8、seeFigure1).Thepurposeofanywarningsignistoinformdriversofcond