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 2I - General Service Signs › Section 2I.02 - General Service Signs for Conventional Roads

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
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00A On conventional roads, commercial services such as gas,
					 food, and lodging generally are within sight and are available to the road user
					 at reasonably frequent intervals along the route. Consequently, on this class
					 of road there usually is no need for special signs calling attention to these
					 services. Moreover, General Service signing is usually not required in urban
					 areas except for hospitals, law enforcement assistance, tourist information
					 centers, and camping.
Option:
00B The following General Service symbol signs (see Figure
					 2I-1 and Sign Drawing SD-G18) may be used in New York:
A. Telephone (D9-1)
B. Hospital (D9-2)
C. Tent Camping (D9-3)
D. Trailer Camping (D9-3a)
E. Handicapped (D9-6)
F. Gas (D9-7)
G. Food (D9-8)
H. Lodging (D9-9)
I. Tourist Information (D9-10)
J. Diesel Fuel (D9-11)
K. Alternative Fuel -- Compressed Natural Gas
				  (D9-11a)
L. Electric Vehicle
				  Charging (D9-11b)
M. Alternative
				  Fuel -- Ethanol (D9-11c)
N. RV
				  Sanitary Station (D9-12)
O.
				  Emergency Medical Services (D9-13)
P. Propane Gas (D9-15)
Q. Truck Parking (D9-16)
R. POLICE (NYM11-2)
S. STATE POLICE (NYM11-5)
T. Emergency Telephone (NYM11-6)
U. Viewing Area (NYM12-2)
V. Restrooms (RS-022)
W. Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
				  (D9-21)
X. Wireless Internet
				  (D9-22)
00C If the distance to the next point at which services are
					 available is 10 miles or more, a NEXT SERVICES XX MILES (D9-17P) plaque (see
					 Figure 2I-2) may be installed below the General Service sign.
Standard:
00D The D9-14 and D9-20 signs shall not be used in New
					 York. The D9-13aP, D9- 13bP, D9-13cP, D9-13dP, and D9-20aP plaques shall not be
					 used in New York.
00E All General Service signs and supplemental plaques
					 shall have white letters, symbols, and borders on a blue background.
00F Where used at intersections, General Service signs
					 shall be supplemented with a directional message.
00G Except for the Tourist Information sign, General
					 Service symbol signs shall only contain symbols.
Option:
00H The Food, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric
					 Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent Camping, Trailer Camping, Phone, Hospital, and
					 Tourist Information signs may be used on a Freeway General Service sign (see
					 Section
					 2I.03).
Standard:
00I The Food, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric
					 Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent Camping, and Trailer Camping signs shall be
					 used only on conventional highways as follow-up signs for motorists directed to
					 such services from General Service signs on a freeway.
00J The eligibility requirements for signing with the Food,
					 Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent
					 Camping, and Trailer Camping signs shall be the same as those indicated for
					 Specific Service signs (see Chapter 2J).
Option:
00K The Truck Parking sign may be used to indicate the
					 availability of truck parking.
Guidance:
00L Where used, the Truck Parking sign should be placed on
					 a separate panel below the other general motorist services.
Standard:
00M The Truck Parking (D9-16) sign shall only be used if
					 the rest area, parking area, or service area meets all of the following
					 criteria:
1. The area is either a
				  rest, parking, or service area located on a freeway or expressway or is a
				  service area located no farther than three road miles from an interchange with
				  a freeway or expressway;
2. The
				  area has at least 20 parking spaces available to accommodate trucks with
				  53-foot trailers;
3. The area is
				  open and available for parking 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
4. Trucks are allowed to park for at least
				  eight hours; and
5. Rest rooms are
				  available.
Option:
00N The International Symbol of Accessibility for the
					 Handicapped (D9-6) sign may be used beneath General Service signs where paved
					 ramps and rest room facilities accessible to, and usable by, the physically
					 handicapped are provided.
Guidance:
00O When the D9-6 sign is used in accordance with Paragraph
					 00N, and van-accessible parking is available at the facility, a VAN ACCESSIBLE
					 (D9-6P) plaque (see Figure 2I-1) should be mounted below the D9-6 sign.
Option:
00P The Telephone sign may be used to guide traffic to
					 public telephones.
Guidance:
00Q To be eligible for signing on conventional highways or
					 expressways with Telephone Service signs, a public telephone should be in
					 service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and be less than one-quarter mile
					 from the intersection, or other location, where traffic must turn.
Option:
00R The Emergency Medical Services (D9-13) sign may be used
					 to guide traffic to hospital emergency rooms, ambulance stations, or qualified
					 medical treatment centers.
Standard:
00S Each Emergency Medical Services sign shall be
					 supplemented with a Name (NYM14-26 or NYM14-27) auxiliary sign (see Section
					 2D.107) with the legend HOSPITAL, AMBULANCE STATION, TREATMENT CENTER, or EMERGENCY
					 MEDICAL CARE to identify the type of service facility.
Guidance:
00T Where the Emergency Medical Services symbol sign is
					 used, the following criteria should be followed:
A. AMBULANCE
24-hour service, seven days per week.
Staffed by two State-certified persons trained at least to
					 the basic level.
Vehicular communications with a hospital emergency
					 department.
Operator should have successfully completed an emergency
					 vehicle operator training course.
Location should be sufficiently close so that travel to the
					 station is a reasonable alternative to other means of obtaining emergency
					 medical service, such as telephoning for assistance.
B. HOSPITAL
24-hour service, seven days per week.
Emergency department facilities with a physician (or
					 emergency care nurse on duty within the emergency department with a physician
					 on call) trained in emergency medical procedures on duty.
Licensed or approved for definitive medical care by an
					 appropriate state or local authority.
Equipped for radio voice communications with ambulances and
					 other hospitals.
Location should be sufficiently close so that travel to the
					 hospital is a reasonable alternative to other means of obtaining emergency
					 medical service, such as telephoning for assistance.
Option:
00U The Emergency Medical Services sign may be used to
					 supplement Telephone, POLICE, and STATE POLICE signs.
Guidance:
00V The Hospital and Emergency Medical Services signs
					 should not be used at the same location.
Option:
00W POLICE signs may be used to guide traffic to local
					 police stations. STATE POLICE signs may be used to guide traffic to state
					 police stations. The legend on the STATE POLICE sign may be modified (e.g.,
					 COUNTY SHERIFF, TOWN POLICE, VILLAGE POLICE, TOWN CONSTABLE, or VILLAGE
					 CONSTABLE) in order to provide more guidance for motorists.
Guidance:
00X To be eligible for signing with POLICE and STATE POLICE
					 signs, a facility should be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and
					 be sufficiently close so that travel to the facility is a reasonable
					 alternative to obtaining police service by other means, such as by
					 telephone.
00Y The POLICE and STATE POLICE signs should not be used at
					 the same location.
00Z Where used on interchanges of freeways, the Emergency
					 Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should be placed beneath the
					 first advance exit sign. POLICE signs should be placed to the left of other
					 General Service signs that do not indicate emergency services.
00AA On freeway exit ramps, the Emergency Medical Services
					 and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs, with their supplemental arrow auxiliary signs
					 (see Sections 2D.25 and
					 2D.26), should normally be grouped in a single assembly. They should normally be
					 placed on the left side of the ramp in advance of the crossroad intersection.
					 Where Specific Service signs (see Chapter 2F) exist on the ramp, the Emergency
					 Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should be grouped in a single
					 assembly and placed beyond the last specific services sign on the ramp.
Option:
00BB The Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE
					 signs may be placed on the right side of the exit ramp where necessary or
					 deemed appropriate.
Guidance:
00CC At conventional highway intersections, the Emergency
					 Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should normally be grouped in a
					 single assembly. The assembly, or assemblies, should be placed on the right
					 side of the roadway in advance of the intersection. Where Specific Service
					 signs are also used at the intersection, the General Service sign assembly, or
					 assemblies, should precede the Specific Service signs.
Option:
00DD The Tourist Information sign may be used to guide
					 traffic to qualified tourist information facilities. Tourist Information signs
					 may be used where tourist information facilities are within rest areas, parking
					 areas, or service areas, or are located near freeway interchanges.
Standard:
00EE Tourist Information signs shall only be used on a
					 freeway approaching an interchange where motorists leaving the freeway have
					 convenient reentry to resume their travel, and only where necessary subsequent
					 guidance has been provided on the exit ramp and at each subsequent location
					 where traffic must turn to reach the facility.
00FF Tourist Information signs shall only be used on
					 expressways and conventional highways where adequate directional information is
					 in place at location where traffic must turn to reach the facility.
Guidance:
00GG To be eligible for signing with the Tourist
					 Information sign, a tourist information facility should be open at least eight
					 hours per day, seven days per week, and should have public telephone service
					 available at all times. In addition:
A. To be eligible for signing on a freeway
				  approaching an interchange, a tourist information facility off the freeway
				  should not be more than one mile from the exit gore.
B. To be eligible for signing at an
				  intersection on an expressway or conventional highway, a tourist information
				  facility on another highway should not be more than one mile from the
				  intersection.
00HH The Telephone and Tourist Information sign should not
					 be used at the same location.
Option:
00II The RV Sanitary Station sign may be used to indicate
					 the availability of facilities designed for the use of dumping wastes from
					 recreational vehicle holding tanks.
Guidance:
00JJ To be eligible for signing with the RV Sanitary
					 Station sign, a facility which receives waste from recreational vehicle holding
					 tanks should be licensed, or approved, by the appropriate government agencies;
					 and should operate for the minimum number of hours per day, and days per week,
					 consistent with providing reasonable service to motorists who would use the
					 facility.
Option:
00KK Handicapped, Viewing Area, and Rest Room signs may be
					 used, as necessary, to inform traffic approaching a rest area, a parking area,
					 or service area of facilities and/or features within the area. These signs may
					 also be used within a rest area, parking area, or service area to guide traffic
					 within such areas to the facilities. Where such guidance is for pedestrian
					 traffic, the signs may be appropriately reduced in size.
Guidance:
00LL Where used, the Handicapped, Viewing Area, and/or Rest
					 Room signs should be placed, in order from left to right, beneath the NYI7-4,
					 NYI7-1, or NYI7-7 advance sign (the first in the sequence if there are more
					 than one) and the NYI7-5, NYI7-2, or NYI7-8 exit sign. The Handicapped, Viewing
					 Area, and Rest Room signs should be placed to the right of any Gas, Diesel
					 Fuel, or Food signs that are also being used at those locations.
Option:
00MM The Emergency Telephone sign may be used to identify a
					 telephone or other device which is part of a closed circuit emergency
					 communication system.