Traffic Examination Reference Materials

Reference Materials for the 2025 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, 7th Edition, 2022 (e-book or hardcopy)  https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26432/highway-capacity-manual-7th-edition-a-guide-for-multimodal-mobility
2. Caltrans Traffic Safety Systems Guidance, March 2019 and Supplement to Traffic Safety Systems Guidance, April 2022 https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-programs/safety-devices
3. Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM) 7th Edition, Partially Updated 12/16/2024  https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/manual-highway-design-manual-hdm
4. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) 2014 Edition, Revision 8 https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-programs/camutcd
5. ITE Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, 2nd Edition, November 2010 (hardcopy only)
6. ITE Trip Generation, 11th Edition (TripGen11), September 2021 (digital version)  https://ecommerce.ite.org/IMIS/ItemDetail?iProductCode=TG11-APP
7. ITE Transportation Planning Handbook, 4th Edition, August 2016 (hardcopy only)
8. ITE Parking Generation, 6th Edition (ParkGen6), October 2023 (digital version)  https://ecommerce.ite.org/IMIS/ItemDetail?iProductCode=PG6-APP
9. Caltrans Standard Plans 2024 Edition   https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/october-2024-ccs-standard-plans-and-standard-specifications
10. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 812- Signal Timing Manual, Second Edition, 2015 (PDF)  https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22097/signal-timing-manual-second-edition
11. Caltrans Electrical Systems Design Manual, 1st Edition, July 2020 https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/traffic-operations/documents/manuals-policy-data-reports/electrical-systems_design_manual_first_edition_july-2020-a11y