Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 7 - School Areas
Chapter 7B - SIGNS
Section 7B.18 - Flashing Beacons at School Crossings (DE Revision)
Universal Citation: 2 DE Admin Code 7B.18
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Option:
01 (DE Revision) Flashing yellow beacons may be installed to supplement standard school signing and markings for the purpose of providing advanced warning during specified times of operation when justified.
02 (DE Revision) A flashing yellow beacon may be justified when ALL of the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. At least 40 school pedestrians use the
crossing during each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) of a normal
school day;
2. The crossing is at
least 600 ft from the nearest alternate crossing controlled by traffic signals,
stop signs or crossing guards;
3.
The vehicular volume through the crossing exceeds 200 vehicles per hour in
urban areas or 140 vehicles per hour in rural areas during the same hour the
students are going to and from school during normal school hours; and
4. The critical approach speeds exceeds 35
mph or the approach visibility is less than the stopping sight
distance.
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