N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41C-11.2 - On-premise multiple message signs

(a) The following requirements apply to on-premise multiple message signs that are visible to any interstate or limited access highway.

1. All signs that are visible to traffic traveling in the same direction and erected on the same sign structure shall change simultaneously or otherwise be operated to assure that their collective operation does not impair the safe operation of a motor vehicle.

2. Signs shall remain fixed for the interval shown below. Where a sign has multiple components that are synchronized to create one display, it shall be considered as one sign.

i. For signs up to 1,200 square feet--eight seconds.

ii. For signs larger than 1,201 square feet, but smaller than or equal to 2,500 square feet--six minutes.

iii. For signs larger than 2,501 square feet--15 minutes.

3. The change from one display to the next shall be completely accomplished within the following interval and the entire display shall change at the same time:

i. For electronic signs--one second or less.

ii. For mechanical signs--two seconds or less.

4. Multiple message signs shall contain a default design that will freeze the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs.

5. Multiple message signs shall not display any image that is flashing, animated, moves, or appears to move. No multiple message sign shall be illuminated by intermittent or moving light. The change of one multiple message display to the next display in accordance with N.J.A.C. 16:41C-11.1(a)2, shall not be a violation of this requirement.

6. Where signs are erected at different locations along the same highway, they shall be synchronized to assure that their collective operation does not impair the safe operation of a motor vehicle.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41C-11.2

Adopted by 47 N.J.R. 540(a), effective 3/2/2015