States that ignore MUTCD and go beyond

[freebrickproductions]

One could also reasonably argue that, thanks to the commercial vehicles restriction on the Northern Parkway, signing I-495 West with NYC as the control city is beneficial for trucks and the like.

[ran4sh]

In that kind of scenario, the best thing to do is usually use the major control city (New York) on the major route (the Interstate and also the route that permits trucks), with the parkway using some kind of local control point. Such as Queens or Jamaica, but people more familiar with that area might have a better suggestion.

So for that reason, I don't think they're going "beyond" the MUTCD. I think MUTCD practice would be an improvement.

[plain]

NJ Turnpike paints lane striping with longer than MUTD maximum.

This is typical of a lot of turnpikes in the country. It's also the case on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

I'm late with this but no.

[mrsman]

In that kind of scenario, the best thing to do is usually use the major control city (New York) on the major route (the Interstate and also the route that permits trucks), with the parkway using some kind of local control point. Such as Queens or Jamaica, but people more familiar with that area might have a better suggestion.

So for that reason, I don't think they're going "beyond" the MUTCD. I think MUTCD practice would be an improvement.

Both roads go to New York.  Both roads are largely parallel and in close proximity, so there is no intermediate destination that one goes to that the other does not go to until you are within NYC limits.

I would not change anything about the control cities used here.

In other situations, where two roads both end up in the same place, often times there are reasons to differentiate.  One example that comes to mind is 5/170 split north of L.A., in the San Fernando Valley.  While both roads do lead toward Downtown LA, the signage indicates I-5 L.A. and 170 to Hollywood as a way of making the distinction.  IMO, I would sign I-5 as Burbank/L.A. and 170 as Hollywood/L.A. to distinguish between the two routes, but still indicating tha both roads do indeed lead to Downtown LA, despite the requirements of the MUTCD.

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