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Overview

This four hour course will discuss Pedestrian Signal configurations used to provide pedestrian indications at intersections for the safe crossing of pedestrians with conflicting traffic movements, that conforms to the latest 2003 Edition to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (USDOT MUTCD). It is necessary to conduct a pedestrian count across all approaches to the intersection to determine the number of pedestrians crossing, the type of pedestrian (elderly, children, adults, and/or handicap persons with different types of mobility impairments). The Traffic Engineer has to provide for pedestrians safely, while balancing vehicular traffic flow without causing delay and traffic congestion.

Students of this course will be able to master the operations, the purpose of the pedestrian signal indications, and the impacts of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements on pedestrian configurations. These relationships, if not properly mastered, can cause vehicle and pedestrian accidents within the intersection involving years of litigation.

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to determine:

  · The regulations governing the installation of Pedestrian Signals
  · The meaning of each Pedestrian Signal indication and its usage
  · The placement of the Pedestrian Signal within the intersection
  · When to use Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Detectors
  · The use of In-Roadway Lights as an alternate to midblock signals

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  · Meaning and application of the Pedestrian Signal Head Indications
  · Size, Design and Illumination of Pedestrian Signal Head Indications
  · Location and Height of Pedestrian Signal Heads
  · Accessible Pedestrian Signals
  · Countdown Pedestrian Signals
  · Pedestrian Detectors and Accessible Pedestrian Signal Detectors
  · In-Roadway Lights

State Board Acceptance

This course can be used by professional engineers to fulfill PDH requirements mandated by state and provincial licensing boards. Decatur Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing education in all states that pre-approve course providers. In all other states that mandate continuing education for engineers, it is the individual engineer's responsibility to determine the suitability of activities for PDH credit. The state boards typically accept online* courses that cover technical, managerial** or ethical content and which are relevant to the practice of engineering. The course must have a clear purpose or objective with a content that will maintain, improve or expand the skills and knowledge of the licensee's field of practice. For questions about your mandatory PDH requirements, visit the website of your state licensing board.

*Online courses are accepted by all state licensing boards that mandate continuing education. Other than New York (which limits online courses to 18 PDH) and Iowa (which limits online courses to 6 PDH), there are no limits placed by other states on the number of hours that can be earned through online continuing education. Consult with your state licensing board if you have any questions about the acceptability of online courses.

**The New York State Board of Engineers does not accept general office management courses, but will accept project management courses that are offered by an approved provider and that are technical in nature and contribute to the engineer's professional practice.