WisDOT liaison highlights MUTCD 11th edition changes and offers e‑vehicle classification flowchart
Summary
WisDOT’s law‑enforcement liaison demonstrated a community‑maps crash layer, summarized statewide crash counts for Price County, and reviewed MUTCD 11th edition changes including signage styles and a Green Bay PD flowchart to classify e‑bikes and electric dirt bikes for enforcement.
Todd, the Wisconsin DOT law enforcement liaison, demonstrated Community Maps and a new crash/enforcement layer and said it can help local agencies see where crashes and enforcement align. He told the commission that since the last meeting there were 43 reported crashes in Price County resulting in 2 fatalities and 19 injuries, and year‑to‑date the county shows 120 crashes with 2 fatalities and 30 injuries.
He also introduced a flowchart developed by Green Bay Police Department to help classify small electric vehicles and explained notable changes in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (11th edition), including guidance to use the least‑restrictive control that provides appropriate safety and the approved styling and placement for vehicle speed feedback signs and plaques. Todd provided a Madison contact (Ryan Myers) for questions about signage products and compliance.
On electric bikes and similar devices, Todd warned that some modified e‑bikes and electric dirt bikes can exceed 40 mph and may not fit permitted categories, which could make them illegal to operate on roadways. He said the flowchart will be made available in his slides for agencies to share with deputies and officers.
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