TRAFFIC CONTROL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does MUTCD stand for and when was it published? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices in 1935
What does FHWA stand for and when did it administer the MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
Federal Highway Administration in 1971
What does NCUTCD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices
Why is the MUTCD important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nationwide goal is consistency, MUTCD requires
uniform. understandable, and effective devices
Who used the MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Public Sector
2. Private Sector
3. Organizations
What was the first traffic control device? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Road signs
What are some examples of other groups/organizations developing devices? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
1911, centerline painted on Michigan Road
-1914, first electric traffic signal in Cleveland
-1915, first STOP sign in Detroit
-1916, Federal-Aid Act requires that the state has a highway department before it can get federal money
1918, Wisconsin first state to erect official route signs as part of maintenance functions
1920, first 3-color traffic signal in Detroit
Danger meaning behind:
Round Signs
Octagon Signs
, Diamond Signs
Rectangular Signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- approaching railroad crossing (highest danger)
-need to STOP for intersection
-requires drivers to be cautious
-provides direction or other regulatory information
What does AASHO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅American Association of State Highway Officials
What became the foundation for the Manual and Specifications for the Manufacture, Display, and
Erection of U.S. Standard Road Markers and Signs guidebook? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AASHTO, manual
addressed only use and design for signs on rural roads
What manual addresses urban traffic control devices? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Manual on Street
Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings
-corresponded with AASHO rural manual, expect it addressed traffic signals, pavement markings, and
safety zones
-allowed smaller signs in urban area & stop sign allow red letter on yellow
What does NCSHS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the National Conference on Street and Highway
Safety
What did AASHO & NCSHS form in 1932? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the first Joint Committee on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices
What were the contents of the first MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Signs
2. Markings
3. Signals
4. Islands
What did the first MUTCD do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Set standard for types of signs, classifying them
as regulatory, warning, or guide
What does MUTCD stand for and when was it published? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices in 1935
What does FHWA stand for and when did it administer the MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
Federal Highway Administration in 1971
What does NCUTCD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices
Why is the MUTCD important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nationwide goal is consistency, MUTCD requires
uniform. understandable, and effective devices
Who used the MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Public Sector
2. Private Sector
3. Organizations
What was the first traffic control device? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Road signs
What are some examples of other groups/organizations developing devices? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
1911, centerline painted on Michigan Road
-1914, first electric traffic signal in Cleveland
-1915, first STOP sign in Detroit
-1916, Federal-Aid Act requires that the state has a highway department before it can get federal money
1918, Wisconsin first state to erect official route signs as part of maintenance functions
1920, first 3-color traffic signal in Detroit
Danger meaning behind:
Round Signs
Octagon Signs
, Diamond Signs
Rectangular Signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- approaching railroad crossing (highest danger)
-need to STOP for intersection
-requires drivers to be cautious
-provides direction or other regulatory information
What does AASHO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅American Association of State Highway Officials
What became the foundation for the Manual and Specifications for the Manufacture, Display, and
Erection of U.S. Standard Road Markers and Signs guidebook? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AASHTO, manual
addressed only use and design for signs on rural roads
What manual addresses urban traffic control devices? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Manual on Street
Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings
-corresponded with AASHO rural manual, expect it addressed traffic signals, pavement markings, and
safety zones
-allowed smaller signs in urban area & stop sign allow red letter on yellow
What does NCSHS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the National Conference on Street and Highway
Safety
What did AASHO & NCSHS form in 1932? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the first Joint Committee on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices
What were the contents of the first MUTCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Signs
2. Markings
3. Signals
4. Islands
What did the first MUTCD do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Set standard for types of signs, classifying them
as regulatory, warning, or guide
