Traffic Examination Reference Materials

Reference Materials for the 2024 Examination

The following is a list of recommended references for the Traffic Engineer examination. References included in this list should be considered suggested material only.

1. Highway Capacity Manual 6th Edition, 2016, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 
2. Caltrans Traffic Safety Systems Guidance, March 2019
3. Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM) 7th Edition, Updated 09/29/2023  
4. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Sign Charts, 2014 Edition, Revision 3
5. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2014 Edition, Revision 8
6. ITE Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, 2nd Edition, November 2010
7. ITE Trip Generation, 10th Edition, September 2017,     Volumes 1, 2, and 3
8. ITE Transportation Planning Handbook, 4th Edition, August 2016
9. ITE Parking Generation, 4th Edition, 2010
10. Caltrans Standard Plans 2023 Edition
11. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 812 - Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition, 2015