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Standards
Letter shapes, spacing, standard signs, and symbols used in GuideSIGN signs are based on the following published standards:
Standard Alphabets For Highway Signs and Pavement Markings, Metric Edition
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Traffic Operations
1977 (Reprinted 1982)
Standard Alphabets For Traffic Control Devices
Is a part of the Standard Highway Signs book - 2004 Edition
Prepared by the Federal Highway Administration
Standard Highway Signs
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration, 1979
Standard Highway Signs
2004 Edition
Prepared by the Federal Highway Administration,
Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration, 1988
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (M.U.T.C.D.)
2003 Edition
Prepared by the Office of Transportation Operations, Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (M.U.T.C.D.)
2009 Edition
Prepared by the Office of Transportation Operations, Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation
Traffic Manual
State of California Dept. of Transportation, 1993
California Style Fonts
State of California Dept. of Transportation, 1951
Manual of Traffic Control Devices For Canada
4th Edition, 1998
Uniform Traffic Control Devices For Canada
Sign Pattern Manual, Reprint #4, 1993
Road Sign Specifications
Standards Australia, AS 1743 - 1992
Standard Alphabets for Road Signs (metric units)
Standards Australia, AS 1744 - 1975
Australian Standard
Standard alphabets for road signs
Second edition AS 1744:2015.
Standards Australia Limited, 04/14/2015
Throughout this manual the above publications are referred to collectively as The Highway Standards. The sources above are used for copies of GuideSIGN Plus sold in the respective countries. Copies sold in all other countries are based on the U.S. standards.