Citation

Box PC, Kenig NS. Transp. Res. Rec. 1994; 1456: 43-53.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

National guidelines for the application of traffic control devices (TCDs) in parking lots have yet to be developed. There are basic differences between needs on private property compared with those on public streets and highways--principally, much lower vehicular speeds in parking facilities. Although adherence to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD) is appropriate relative to the design of signs, there are conditions under which TCD applications in contradiction to the manual may be appropriate. The following are general principles of parking lot traffic control: (a) control need is largely related to facility size; (b) the unit most likely to best measure total conflict is the number of parking spaces; (c) standard TCDs, as specified in the MUTCD, should be used where appropriate and logical, but not to the exclusion of other effective or less restrictive devices; (d) conditions under which the best TCD is not in the MUTCD may exist; and (e) reflective TCDs should be used on fixed-object hazards within parking lots except those behind curbing or not in a likely travel path.

FINDINGS from parking lot accident studies in several states are also reviewed.

Keywords: Pedestrians

Record URL:

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1994/1456/1456-006.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

Intersections; Traffic signs; Parking; Standards; Highway traffic control; Street traffic control; Highway markings; Control equipment