Laserfiche WebLink
2011 IMUfCD <br />Figure 2A-1. Exa <br />A — W16-15P plaque above <br />a regulatory or warning <br />sign if the regulation or <br />condition is new <br />NEW I <br />D — Solid yellow, solid fluorescent <br />yellow, or diagonally striped <br />black and yellow (or black and <br />fluorescent yellow) strip of <br />retroreflective sheeting <br />around a warning sign <br />EXIT <br />25 <br />Conspicuity for Signs <br />— Red or orange flags <br />above a regulatory, <br />warning, or guide sign <br />LIMIT <br />35 <br />E — Vertical retroreflective <br />Section 2A.16 Standardization of Location <br />Page 37 <br />C — W16-18P plaque above <br />a regulatory sign <br />NOTICE <br />WEIGHT <br />LIMIT <br />10 <br />TONS <br />F —Supplemental beacon <br />Support: <br />01 Standardization of position cannot always be attained in practice. Examples of heights and lateral locations <br />of signs for typical installations are illustrated in Figure 2A-2, and examples of locations for some typical signs at <br />intersections are illustrated in Figures 2A-3 and 2A-4. <br />02 Examples of advance signing on an intersection approach are illustrated in Figure 2A-4. Chapters 213, 2C, and <br />2D contain provisions regarding the application of regulatory, warning, and guide signs, respectively. <br />Standard: <br />03 Signs requiring separate decisions by the road user shall be spaced sufficiently far apart for the <br />appropriate decisions to be made. One of the factors considered when determining the appropriate spacing <br />shall be the posted or 85`"-percentile speed. <br />Guidance. <br />04 Signs should be located on the right-hand side of the roadway where they are easily recognized and <br />understood byroad users. Signs in other locations should be considered only as supplementary to signs in the <br />normal locations, except as otherwise provided in this Manual. <br />05 Signs should be individually installed on separate posts or mountings except where: <br />A. One sign supplements another; <br />B. Route or directional signs are grouped to clarify information to motorists, <br />November 2011 See.2A.16 <br />Page 5 of 5 <br />