Hospital sign
A blue general service sign that directs road users to a hospital.
Rules vary by state and country. This explains the sign's standard meaning in the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; it isn't legal advice.
How to read it
It belongs to the MUTCD's general service signs, the blue signs for services such as gas, food, lodging and hospitals. General service signs are usually not needed in urban areas, the Manual notes, with a few exceptions, hospitals among them.
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Sources
- MUTCD 2009 Edition, Chapter 2I: General Service Signs, MUTCD 2009, Part 2, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Section 2I.02 and Table 2I-1
- Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev. 08/2023, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, p. 47
- Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, p. 21
- The Evolution of MUTCD, Updated December 2023; after H. Gene Hawkins, Jr., ITE Journal, 1991–1994, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Part I, 1961 Fourth Edition
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