Traffic Signal Warrants Traffic signals are valuable devices for
the control of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. However, because
they assign the right-of-way to the various traffic movements,
signals exert a profound influence on traffic flow. Properly
located and operated control signals may provide for the orderly
movement of traffic, increase the traffic-handling capacity of
an intersection, and reduce the frequency of certain types of
accidents. After extensive study and analysis, the Federal
Highway Administration developed the 8 traffic signal warrants
contained within the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD). Eight Warrants from the Manual On Uniform Traffic
Control Devices. These 8 warrants define minimum conditions
under which signal installations may be justified. The Manual
suggests that traffic control signals should not be installed
unless one or more of the signal warrants are met. However, the
satisfaction of a warrant or warrants is not in itself
justification for a signal. Every