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Hello Everyone, I am attempting to compile all facts and known information about the Great Lakes State including Signage, License Plates and standards, If I missed something, feel free to contribute
Michigan Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Lets start off with one of the most inportant thing to making roads and markings look correct which is the Michigan Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD)
it can be found here: https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/TSSD/getC ... ory=MMUTCD
You can also find the federal version of the manual, in this case the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) on that site
Major Roads/Cities/Landmarks Map
I would like to thank @Bedavd for allowing me to post his well made map showing most major highways/cities/landmarks in the great state of Michigan
It can be found here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... 803935&z=8
It gives a tiny glimpse into what could be added to American Truck Simulator without adding every city and state highway
Road Signage
Michigan uses a few different route markers, which look like this:
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as you can see there are 6 in total, though National Forest markers are quite rare to see unless you live up north/upper peninsula
Source: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/ ... 1668_7.pdf
Here is fantastic resource I found while trying to gain information about truck-line routes in the State of Michigan: http://www.michiganhighways.org/index.html
License Plates
Michigan only requires and issues a front license plate for Semi Trucks, and only requires and issues a rear license plate for vehicles
A semi truck/apportioned plates typically look like this:
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As you can see it uses "AB 12345"
A standard plates typically look like this:
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Typically they follow this standard: "ABC 1234" but these are sample images, also the Mackinac Bridge plate now uses black text instead of white
Sources:
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-1 ... --,00.html
https://www.mlive.com/news/2012/08/secr ... s_new.html
International Fuel Tax Agreement
Michigan's International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) sticker:
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@Frontiersman for posting these for skinners and now, research
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I know I missed a ton of different things, but this is just a start, everyone is welcome to share their research and post it here. If you choose to help, I'd like to thank you in advance
Michigan Compiled Reseach
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Re: Michigan Compiled Reseach
#2 Post by Bedavd » 08 Mar 2023 08:07
Came across this while messing around on the internet today. I hope similar guides are posted for other, more imminent states, but I thought I'd post it here while it was at the front of my mind.
https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Projec ... 16f7936c26
Very detailed map of truck routes and roads across the whole state, as well as some insets for the bigger towns and cities that show the thru routes and the local access. Will definitely come in handy for designing Michigan. I'll see if I can find similar maps for other states.
https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Projec ... 16f7936c26
Very detailed map of truck routes and roads across the whole state, as well as some insets for the bigger towns and cities that show the thru routes and the local access. Will definitely come in handy for designing Michigan. I'll see if I can find similar maps for other states.
Check out my Michigan research map!
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Kansas added! Up-to-date blog photo locations for upcoming states also included.
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