Signage: Traffic Control Devices

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Professional Communication Society Chapter of IEEE Philadelphia is the only PCS Chapter in the United States.

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Traffic control is an essential part of a safe, efficient transportation system. One of three main traffic control devices is signage. This session will cover the three sign classification types (regulatory, warning and guide), sign shapes and colors, proper placement along the roadway network, and maintenance for visibility. A small fraction of this talk applies to Ohio, but the rest applies nationally. There will be examples of both good and bad signage. Poor signage is confusing to humans and will become hazards for self-driving cars.  


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  • Date: 24 Sep 2024
  • Time: 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
  • All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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  • Co-sponsored by Peter Silverberg
  • Starts 28 August 2024 12:00 AM
  • Ends 24 September 2024 12:00 PM
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Deb McAvoy, PhD, PE, PTOE of IEEE

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Signage: Traffic Control Devices

Biography:

Deb McAvoy, PhD, PE, PTOE, joined Ohio University in 2007. She received her PhD from Wayne State University after working as a civil engineering consultant for 11 years. While pursuing her doctorate, Dr. McAvoy worked as the lead research engineer for the Wayne State University Transportation Research Group. Dr. McAvoy's research interest is in highway safety, traffic engineering, traffic signal system optimization and progression, roadway design and human factors engineering.

She has worked on projects for Ohio Department of Transportation, Michigan Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, 3M, and other industry clients. As a part of these studies, she has conducted technical analyses for signal timing, congestion, crash, gap studies and has substantial experience in corridor progression and work zone safety analyses. She is a registered professional engineer in the states of Michigan and Ohio and certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer through the Institute of Transportation Engineers.




Agenda

7 pm presentation