California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists

2011 Traffic Examination

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE BOOKS

The following is a list of recommended references for the Traffic Engineering examination. References on this list should be considered suggested material only:

  • 1.  2000 Highway Capacity Manual
  • 2.  Traffic Manual, Chapter 7, Traffic Safety Systems, September 2008, and Caltrans Traffic Manual, 1996 Edition (the lighting portion of chapter 9)
  • 3.    Caltrans Highway Design Manual, 6th Edition
  • 4.    California Vehicle Code, 2009
  • 5.    California MUTCD 2006
  • 6.    AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and  Streets, 2004, 5th Edition
  • 7.    ITE Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, 2000
  • 8.    ITE Trip Generation, 8th Edition, 2008 (3 volumes)
  • 9.    ITE Transportation Planning Handbook, 2009, 3rd Edition
  • 10.  ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook, 2009, 6th Edition
  • 11.  ITE Manual of Traffic Signal Design, 1998, 2nd Edition
  • 12.  ITE Parking Generation, 3rd Edition, 2004
  • 13.  ITE Transportation and Land Development, 2nd Edition, 2002
  • 14.  Caltrans Standard Plans, 2006
  1. Note: There is no significance to the order of the books in the above reference list.