New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter V - New York State Supplement To The National Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices For Streets And Highways-2009 Edition › Part 2 - Signs › Chapter 2D - Guide Signs - Conventional Roads › Section 2D.104 - Snowmobile Route Sign (NYM7-1)

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Standard:
01 The Snowmobile Route (NYM7-1) sign (see Sign Drawing
					 SD-G14) shall be used on highways where snowmobiles are permitted to use the
					 roadway, shoulder, or inside bank by official designation, in accordance with
					 Section 25.05  of the Parks, Recreation and
					 Historic Preservation Law.
Support:
02 New York State law provides four types of permitted
					 highway use for snowmobiles:
Operation of snowmobiles on highways customarily unplowed
					 and unused for vehicular travel during winter months.
Operation of snowmobiles on shoulders and inside banks of
					 plowed highways.
Operation of snowmobiles on roadways of plowed highways
					 where the shoulder, inside bank, and outside bank are determined
					 unusable.
Operation of snowmobiles on sections of highways, not
					 exceeding 1,500 feet in length, to allow access to areas or trails that are
					 otherwise unreachable.
Guidance:
03 Snowmobile Route signs should be displayed on a seasonal
					 basis (see Section
					 2A.03).
Option:
04 Although Snowmobile Route signs ordinarily need not be
					 used where snowmobiles are permitted by statute on the outside bank, the signs
					 may be desirable in some instances for guidance continuity.
Standard:
05 All auxiliary signs supplementing the Snowmobile Route
					 sign shall have white legends and green backgrounds.
Guidance:
06 Snowmobile Route signs should be used in combinations
					 and assemblies similar to other route signs, except that Junction assemblies
					 should not be used, and Advance Route Turn assemblies are normally
					 unnecessary.
07 Snowmobile Route signs should be supplemented by the
					 BEGIN (M4-14) auxiliary sign (see Section 2D.23) at the beginning of a route
					 and the END (M4-6) auxiliary sign (see Section 2D.22) at the end of a
					 route.
Support:
08 Figures 2D-103 and 2D-104 show examples of signing for
					 snowmobile routes.
Option:
09 A Snowmobile Route sign supplemented by a M6-4
					 Directional Arrow auxiliary sign may be used on a highway to identify a
					 snowmobile trail crossing.
Guidance:
10 Snowmobile route sign assemblies should be
					 longitudinally located to clearly mark the permitted travel path. They should
					 be placed in advance of and beyond route turns (in directional and confirming
					 assemblies), at intersections with other snowmobile routes, and at intermediate
					 locations, as necessary. The distance between successive signs along a route
					 should be no more than 3000 feet. On unplowed highways, Snowmobile Route sign
					 assemblies should be laterally placed three feet to the right of the edge of
					 roadway or shoulder.
11 Where snowmobile operation is permitted on the shoulder
					 and inside bank of a plowed highway, Snowmobile Route sign assemblies should be
					 placed approximately 3 feet to the right of the crest of the snow bank. Where
					 snowmobile operation is permitted on the roadway of a plowed highway,
					 Snowmobile Route sign assemblies should be placed approximately three feet to
					 the right of the roadway edge.
12 Signs used where operation is restricted to the outside
					 bank should be placed a suitable distance to the right of the snow bank crest
					 near the highway right-of-way line. Snowmobile Route sign assemblies should be
					 at least seven feet above the ground surface.