Purdue University
School of Civil Engineering
CE 361 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Wed. 7 October 2020
Lesson on Traffic Control Devices
Instructional Objectives:
By the end of this lesson,
the student will be able to ...
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Classify Traffic Control Devices (TCDs) using several criteria.
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Distinguish correct TCD installation from incorrect TCD installation.
Prep:
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Read Chapter 6 Section 4 in FTE.
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Possible slide show today with the lights turned low.
Get some sleep before class!
To get a copy of the slide show,
click here.
Cartoon source: xkcd.com
Source of image: Public Roads, Vol. 56, No. 1, June 1992.
Theme music:
Take It To The Limit by The Eagles, 1976, 3:59,
"So put me on a highway and show me a sign ...".
Signs by The Five Man Electrical Band, 1971, 3:59,
"Everywhere a sign.
Do this. Don't do that.
Can't you read the sign?"
240 signs in
video
after ad.
Sign of the Times by Petula Clark, 3:00.
