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Rh STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS



The free flow of traffic on the system at present is interfered with at numerous points, especially in urban areas, by stop signs, stop- and-go lights, and flashing beacons. On rural sections of the system there are 132 stop signs requiring the halting of vehicles moving on the interstate highway. Besides these, on rural sections, there are 394 traffic lights of the stop-and-go variety and 302 cautionary flashing beacons. These stop signs and signals on rural sections of the system are encountered mainly in the more populous areas and in the vicinity