Draft:Road signs in Ohio
Road signs in Ohio are regulated in the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD), the standard for traffic signs, road surface markings, and traffic signals in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation "in substantial conformance to" the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Adoption and compliance
[edit]The first edition of the standard for traffic signs, road surface markings, and traffic signals in the U.S. state of Ohio was published in May 1924. The Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices was most recently updated on July 21, 2023 (as of July 2023[update]).[1] Ohio is among the ten states to have adopted its own MUTCD "in substantial conformance to" an edition of the national MUTCD, annotated throughout with state-specific modifications and clarifications.[2]
The 11th edition of the MUTCD was released on December 19, 2023 with an effective date of January 18, 2024.[3] Ohio has two years from the effective date to adopt the new OMUTCD, which will consist of the Federal MUTCD and a state-specific supplement with content specific to this state.[4]
Regulatory signs
[edit]Regulatory signs give instructions to motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. Signs including Stop, Yield, No Turns, No Trucks, No Parking, No Stopping, Minimum Speed, Right Turn Only, Do Not Enter, Weight Limit, and Speed Limit are considered regulatory signs. Some have special shapes, such as the octagon for the Stop sign and the crossbuck for railroad crossings. These signs are in the R series of signs in the MUTCD and typically in the R series in most state supplements or state MUTCDs.
R1 series: Stop and yield
[edit]The MUTCD's R1 series is for Stop and Yield. The 4-WAY and 3-WAY plaques (R1-3) were deprecated in the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD in favor of the ALL WAY plaque (R1-3P).
-
R1-1
Stop -
R1-2
Yield -
R1-2aP
To oncoming traffic (plaque) -
R1-3P
All way (plaque) -
R1-5
Yield here to pedestrians -
R1-5a
Yield here to pedestrians -
![R1-6 In-street pedestrian crossing[a]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/MUTCD_R1-6_%28yellow%29.svg/40px-MUTCD_R1-6_%28yellow%29.svg.png)
-
R1-7
Wait on stop -
R1-8
Go on slow -
![R1-9 Overhead pedestrian crossing[a]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/MUTCD_R1-9.svg/120px-MUTCD_R1-9.svg.png)
R1-9
Overhead pedestrian crossing[a] -
R1-10P
Except right turn (plaque)
.svg)
![R1-6 In-street pedestrian crossing[a]](/wiki/File:MUTCD_R1-6_(yellow).svg){kind=small}
![R1-9 Overhead pedestrian crossing[a]](/wiki/File:MUTCD_R1-9.svg){kind=small}
R2 series: Speed limit
[edit]The MUTCD's R2 series is for speed limit signs. Some state supplements and state MUTCDs place various speed limit signs in other series. Speed limits in the United States are always in miles per hour.
-
R2-1
Speed limit -
R2-H2a
Vehicles Over 4 Tons Empty / Non Com Buses -
R2-H2b
Speed Limit 65 / Vehicles Over 4 Tons Empty -
R2-2P
Truck speed limit (plaque) -
R2-3P
Night speed limit (plaque) -
R2-4P
Minimum speed limit (plaque) -
R2-4a
Combined speed limit -
R2-5P
Unless otherwise posted (plaque) -
R2-5aP
Citywide (plaque) -
R2-5bP
Neighborhood (plaque) -
R2-5cP
Residential (plaque) -
R2-6bP
$XX fine (plaque) -
R2-10
Begin higher/double fines -
R2-11
End double/higher fines -
R2-H16
Safety Corridor / Strict Enforcement / Speeding and Distracted Driving -
R2-H17
Safety Corridor / Strict Enforcement / Speeding and Other Violations
R3 series: Lane usage and turns
[edit]The MUTCD's R3 series of signs is for lane usage and turn signs.
For lane control signs (R3-H8b), the following letters and abbreviations are used to designate turns from lanes:
- L: turn left only
- R: turn right only
- T: straight through only
- LT: turn left and straight through
- RT: turn right and straight through
- LTR: turn left, straight through and right turn
- UL: U-turn and turn left
- LU: turn left and U-turn
- X: lane divider
-
R3-1
No right turn -
R3-2
No left turn -
R3-3
No turns -
R3-4
No U-turn -
R3-H4b
U-Turn permitted -
R3-5L
Left turn only -
R3-5R
Right turn only -
R3-5a
Straight through only -
R3-5b
Left lane (plaque) -
![R3-5cP HOV 2+ (plaque)[b]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/MUTCD_R3-5cP.svg/120px-MUTCD_R3-5cP.svg.png)
R3-5cP
HOV 2+ (plaque)[b] -
R3-5dP
Taxi lane (plaque) -
R3-5e
Center lane (plaque) -
R3-5f
Right lane (plaque) -
R3-5g
Bus lane (plaque) -
R3-6R
Optional movement lane control, straight through and right turn -
R3-6L
Optional movement lane control, straight through and left turn -
R3-H6a
Lane Use Control Sign (LT) and (TR) -
R3-H8
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT) (alternate version) -
R3-H8a
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT-R) (alternate version) -
R3-H8b
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-R) (alternate version) -
R3-H8ba
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T) -
R3-H8bb
Lane Use Control Sign (T-R) -
R3-H8bc
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T) -
R3-H8bd
Lane Use Control Sign (L-R) -
R3-H8be
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L) -
R3-H8bf
Lane Use Control Sign (R-R) -
R3-H8bg
Lane Use Control Sign (TR-R) -
R3-H8bh
Lane Use Control Sign (L-TR) -
R3-H8bj
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-R) -
R3-H8bk
Lane Use Control Sign (T-TR) -
R3-H8bm
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-T) -
R3-H8bn
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-TR) -
R3-H8bp
Lane Use Control Sign (L-RR) -
R3-H8bq
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LR) -
R3-H8bs
Lane Use Control Sign (LR-R) -
R3-H8bt
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LTR) -
R3-H8bu
Lane Use Control Sign (LTR-R) -
R3-H8ca
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T) -
R3-H8cb
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-R) -
R3-H8cc
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-R) -
R3-H8cd
Lane Use Control Sign (L-R-R) -
R3-H8ce
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T) -
R3-H8cf
Lane Use Control Sign (T-R-R) -
R3-H8cg
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-TR) -
R3-H8ch
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-T-R) -
R3-H8chh
Lane Use Control Sign (L-X-T-T) -
R3-H8cj
Lane Use Control Sign (L-TR-R) -
R3-H8ck
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT-T) -
R3-H8cm
Lane Use Control Sign (T-TR-R) -
R3-H8cn
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-TR) -
R3-H8cp
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-R-R) -
R3-H8cq
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LR-R) -
R3-H8cs
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LTR-R) -
R3-H8ct
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT-TR) -
R3-H8cu
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-TR-R) -
R3-H8cv
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-T) -
R3-H8cw
Lane Use Control Sign (R-R-R) -
R3-H8cx
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-L) -
R3-H8cy
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-LT) -
R3-H8cz
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-LR) -
R3-H8caa
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-T-T) -
R3-H8cbb
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-TR) -
R3-H8ccc
Lane Use Control Sign (TR-R-R) -
R3-H8cdd
Lane Use Control Sign (LR-R-R) -
R3-H8cee
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-LTR) -
R3-H8cff
Lane Use Control Sign (LTR-R-R) -
R3-H8cgg
Lane Use Control Sign (LT-T-TR) -
R3-H8da
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-R) -
R3-H8db
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-R) -
R3-H8dc
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-R-R) -
R3-H8dd
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-T) -
R3-H8de
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-R-R) -
R3-H8df
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-TR) -
R3-H8dg
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-TR) -
R3-H8dh
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT-T-T) -
R3-H8dj
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-TR-R) -
R3-H8dk
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-R-R) -
R3-H8dm
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-T) -
R3-H8dn
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-T-R) -
R3-H8dp
Lane Use Control Sign (L-LT-T-R) -
R3-H8dq
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-TR-R) -
R3-H8dr
Lane Use Control Sign (T-T-TR-R) -
R3-H8ds
Lane Use Control Sign (L-X-T-T-R) -
R3-H8dt
Lane Use Control Sign (L-X-T-T-TR) -
R3-H8du
Lane Use Control Sign -
R3-H8ea
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-T-R) -
R3-H8eb
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-T-R) -
R3-H8ec
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-T-TR) -
R3-H8ed
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-T-TR) -
R3-H8fa
Lane Use Control Sign (L-T-T-T-T-R) -
R3-H8fb
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-T-T-R) -
R3-H8fc
Lane Use Control Sign (L-L-T-T-T-TR) -
R3-9a
Two-Way Left turn only (overhead) -
R3-9b
Two-Way Left turn only (post-mounted) -
R3-9cP
BEGIN -
R3-9dP
END -
R3-9e
Reversible lane control (symbol) -
R3-9f
Reversible lane control (post-mounted) -
R3-9g
Advance reversible lane control transition signing -
R3-9h
Advance reversible lane control transition signing -
R3-9i
End Reverse Lane -
R3-10
Preferential lane vehicle occupancy definition (post-mounted) -
R3-10a
Preferential lane vehicle occupancy definition (post-mounted) -
R3-11
Preferential lane operation, high-occupancy vehicles (post-mounted) -
R3-11a
Preferential lane operation, high-occupancy vehicles (post-mounted) -
R3-11d
Preferential lane operation (post-mounted) -
R3-11b
Preferential lane operation, high-occupancy vehicles, full-time (post-mounted) -
R3-12
Preferential lane ahead, high-occupancy vehicles (post-mounted) -
R3-12a
Preferential lane ends, high-occupancy vehicles (post-mounted) -
R3-12
Preferential lane ends, high-occupancy vehicles (post-mounted) -
R3-H12j
Shoulder/authorized buses only -
R3-13
Preferential lane vehicle occupancy definition (overhead) -
R3-13a
Preferential lane vehicle occupancy definition (overhead) -
R3-14
HOV lane operation (overhead) -
R3-14a
HOV lane operation (overhead) -
R3-14b
HOV lane operation (overhead) -
R3-15
HOV lane ahead (overhead) -
R3-15a
HOV lane begins XX miles (overhead) -
R3-H16
PASS / (bicycle symbol) / MIN 3 FT -
R3-17
Bike lane -
R3-18
No U or left turn -
R3-23
All turns from right lane (used at jughandles) -
R3-24
All turns (diagonal right arrow) (used at jughandles) -
R3-24a
U and left turns (diagonal right arrow) (used at jughandles) -
R3-27
No straight through -
R3-29P
Pay toll (plaque) -
R3-33R
Right lane must exit -
R3-33L
Left lane must exit
![R3-5cP HOV 2+ (plaque)[b]](/wiki/File:MUTCD_R3-5cP.svg)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The legend STATE LAW is optional. A fluorescent yellow-green color may be used instead of yellow for this sign.
- ^ The diamond symbol may be used instead of the “HOV” word message. The minimum vehicle occupancy level may vary, such as 2+, 3+, 4+. The words “LANE” or “ONLY” may be used with this sign when appropriate.
References
[edit]- ^ Office of Roadway Engineering (July 21, 2023). "Revision History". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "MUTCDs & Traffic Control Devices Information by State". Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Federal Highway Administration. July 14, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "FHWA Releases New Traffic Control Device Manual with Updates to Improve Safety for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and All Road Users" (Press release). U.S. Department of Transportation. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Pages - Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices". www.dot.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2024-05-27.