Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 2 - Signs
Chapter 2A - GENERAL
Section 2A.09 - Shapes
Universal Citation: 2 DE Admin Code 2A.09
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01 Particular shapes, as shown in Table 2A-4, shall be used exclusively for specific signs or series of signs, unless otherwise provided in the text discussion in this Manual for a particular sign or class of signs.
Table 2A-4. Use of Sign Shapes
| Shape | Signs |
| Octagon | Stop* |
| Equilateral Triangle (1 point down) | Yield* |
| Circle | Grade Crossing Advance Warning* |
| Pennant Shape/Isosceles Triangle (longer axis horizontal) | No Passing* |
| Pentagon (pointed up) | School Advance Warning Sign (squared bottom corners)* County Route Sign (tapered bottom corners)* |
| Crossbuck (two rectangles in an "X" configuration) | Grade Crossing* |
| Diamond | Warning Series |
| Rectangle (including square) | Regulatory Series Guide Series** Warning Series |
| Trapezoid | Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Series National Forest Route Sign |
* This sign shall be exclusively the shape shown.
** Guide series includes general service, specific service, tourist-oriented directional, general information, recreational and cultural interest area, and emergency management signs.
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