

The MUTCD is published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, or MUTCD defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public travel. The recordings for all webinars are available here.

Read more about the MUTCD 11th Edition…and beyond.įHWA conducted four informational Webinars to acquaint you with the Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA) for the 11th Edition of the MUTCD and the revision process. The 11th Edition of the MUTCD will be a comprehensive update, incorporating the results of nearly 200 Official Experiments of novel traffic control devices and applications, Official Interpretations, Interim Approvals, and other research conducted both independently and by the Traffic Control Device Consortium Pooled Fund. In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs USDOT to update the MUTCD within 18 months of its enactment, and at least every 4 years thereafter to promote the safety, inclusion, and mobility of all road users. More than 17,000 entries submitted to the public docket comprise over 35,000 individual comments, and these comments will inform this rulemaking action and the 11th Edition of the MUTCD. 14, 2020, Federal Register for public comment. If Halliburton announces a new Sega Master System game about fracking in the next 24 hours, I'll know someone is messing with me.A Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA) to issue a new edition of the MUTCD was published in the Dec. Atari is also releasing a new game for the Atari 2600, an announcement that also served to drum up interest in its upcoming title Mr. McDonald's isn't the only company to pull off a retro-gaming-themed PR gambit today. Grimace faded from most McDonald's ads and marketing materials in the early 2010s (the McDonald's fan wiki says he "vanished from public life," which is a hilarious way to describe the quiet retirement of a secondary corporate mascot), but the company has trotted him and various Grimace-themed merchandise back out for a social media campaign to celebrate the character's anniversary.

As McDonald's promotions go, this one is only slightly stranger than the officially licensed Tetris-McNugget recently released by McDonald's China.įor those of you who aren't aware of deep McDonaldland lore, Grimace is a giant fuzzy purple blob who has been described in official materials as a "monster," a "taste bud," and "the embodiment of a milkshake." He was originally depicted as " The Evil Grimace," a four-armed thief who stole milkshakes, but he lost the lower pair of arms, did a heel-face turn, and became a lovable doofus in subsequent ads. Indie developers have been embracing the Game Boy recently, thanks to beginner-friendly tools like GB Studio.
