A SIGN INVENTORY PROCEDURE

STANDARDIZATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OF MODERN DRIVING. MANY STATES HAVE ADOPTED STANDARDS FOR THEIR SIGNS. SIGNS NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS HAVE NO LEGAL STATUS. A SIGN INVENTORY IN ILLINOIS IS DESCRIBED. EACH SIGN HAS BEEN NUMBERED SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED. DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING AND THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED ARE DESCRIBED. COST ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN FOR IMPROVING SIGNS NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, No 1, PP 36-41
• Authors:
  • Vasconcelles, J M
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Data collection; Information processing; Inventory; Standardization; Traffic signs
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225651
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1970 12:00AM