00A On conventional roads, commercial services such as gas, food, and lodging generally are within sight and are available to the road user at reasonably frequent intervals along the route. Consequently, on this class of road there usually is no need for special signs calling attention to these services. Moreover, General Service signing is usually not required in urban areas except for hospitals, law enforcement assistance, tourist information centers, and camping.

00B The following General Service symbol signs (see Figure 2I-1 and Sign Drawing SD-G18) may be used in New York:

00C If the distance to the next point at which services are available is 10 miles or more, a NEXT SERVICES XX MILES (D9-17P) plaque (see Figure 2I-2) may be installed below the General Service sign.

00D The D9-14 and D9-20 signs shall not be used in New York. The D9-13aP, D9-13bP, D9-13cP, D9-13dP, and D9-20aP plaques shall not be used in New York.

00E All General Service signs and supplemental plaques shall have white letters, symbols, and borders on a blue background.

00F Where used at intersections, General Service signs shall be supplemented with a directional message.

00G Except for the Tourist Information sign, General Service symbol signs shall only contain symbols.

00H The Food, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent Camping, Trailer Camping, Phone, Hospital, and Tourist Information signs may be used on a Freeway General Service sign (see Section 2I.03).

00I The Food, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent Camping, and Trailer Camping signs shall be used only on conventional highways as follow-up signs for motorists directed to such services from General Service signs on a freeway.

00J The eligibility requirements for signing with the Food, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicle Charging, Lodging, Tent Camping, and Trailer Camping signs shall be the same as those indicated for Specific Service signs (see Chapter 2J).

00K The Truck Parking sign may be used to indicate the availability of truck parking.

00L Where used, the Truck Parking sign should be placed on a separate panel below the other general motorist services.

00M The Truck Parking (D9-16) sign shall only be used if the rest area, parking area, or service area meets all of the following criteria:

00N The International Symbol of Accessibility for the Handicapped (D9-6) sign may be used beneath General Service signs where paved ramps and rest room facilities accessible to, and usable by, the physically handicapped are provided.

00O When the D9-6 sign is used in accordance with Paragraph 00N, and van-accessible parking is available at the facility, a VAN ACCESSIBLE (D9-6P) plaque (see Figure 2I-1) should be mounted below the D9-6 sign.

00P The Telephone sign may be used to guide traffic to public telephones.

00Q To be eligible for signing on conventional highways or expressways with Telephone Service signs, a public telephone should be in service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and be less than one-quarter mile from the intersection, or other location, where traffic must turn.

00R The Emergency Medical Services (D9-13) sign may be used to guide traffic to hospital emergency rooms, ambulance stations, or qualified medical treatment centers.

00S Each Emergency Medical Services sign shall be supplemented with a Name (NYM14-26 or NYM14-27) auxiliary sign (see Section 2D.107) with the legend HOSPITAL, AMBULANCE STATION, TREATMENT CENTER, or EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE to identify the type of service facility.

00T Where the Emergency Medical Services symbol sign is used, the following criteria should be followed:

00U The Emergency Medical Services sign may be used to supplement Telephone, POLICE, and STATE POLICE signs.

00V The Hospital and Emergency Medical Services signs should not be used at the same location.

00W POLICE signs may be used to guide traffic to local police stations. STATE POLICE signs may be used to guide traffic to state police stations. The legend on the STATE POLICE sign may be modified (e.g., COUNTY SHERIFF, TOWN POLICE, VILLAGE POLICE, TOWN CONSTABLE, or VILLAGE CONSTABLE) in order to provide more guidance for motorists.

00X To be eligible for signing with POLICE and STATE POLICE signs, a facility should be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and be sufficiently close so that travel to the facility is a reasonable alternative to obtaining police service by other means, such as by telephone.

00Y The POLICE and STATE POLICE signs should not be used at the same location.

00Z Where used on interchanges of freeways, the Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should be placed beneath the first advance exit sign. POLICE signs should be placed to the left of other General Service signs that do not indicate emergency services.

00AA On freeway exit ramps, the Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs, with their supplemental arrow auxiliary signs (see Sections 2D.25 and 2D.26), should normally be grouped in a single assembly. They should normally be placed on the left side of the ramp in advance of the crossroad intersection. Where Specific Service signs (see Chapter 2F) exist on the ramp, the Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should be grouped in a single assembly and placed beyond the last specific services sign on the ramp.

00BB The Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs may be placed on the right side of the exit ramp where necessary or deemed appropriate.

00CC At conventional highway intersections, the Emergency Medical Services and POLICE/STATE POLICE signs should normally be grouped in a single assembly. The assembly, or assemblies, should be placed on the right side of the roadway in advance of the intersection. Where Specific Service signs are also used at the intersection, the General Service sign assembly, or assemblies, should precede the Specific Service signs.

00DD The Tourist Information sign may be used to guide traffic to qualified tourist information facilities. Tourist Information signs may be used where tourist information facilities are within rest areas, parking areas, or service areas, or are located near freeway interchanges.

00EE Tourist Information signs shall only be used on a freeway approaching an interchange where motorists leaving the freeway have convenient reentry to resume their travel, and only where necessary subsequent guidance has been provided on the exit ramp and at each subsequent location where traffic must turn to reach the facility.

00FF Tourist Information signs shall only be used on expressways and conventional highways where adequate directional information is in place at location where traffic must turn to reach the facility.

00GG To be eligible for signing with the Tourist Information sign, a tourist information facility should be open at least eight hours per day, seven days per week, and should have public telephone service available at all times. In addition:

00HH The Telephone and Tourist Information sign should not be used at the same location.

00II The RV Sanitary Station sign may be used to indicate the availability of facilities designed for the use of dumping wastes from recreational vehicle holding tanks.

00JJ To be eligible for signing with the RV Sanitary Station sign, a facility which receives waste from recreational vehicle holding tanks should be licensed, or approved, by the appropriate government agencies; and should operate for the minimum number of hours per day, and days per week, consistent with providing reasonable service to motorists who would use the facility.

00KK Handicapped, Viewing Area, and Rest Room signs may be used, as necessary, to inform traffic approaching a rest area, a parking area, or service area of facilities and/or features within the area. These signs may also be used within a rest area, parking area, or service area to guide traffic within such areas to the facilities. Where such guidance is for pedestrian traffic, the signs may be appropriately reduced in size.

00LL Where used, the Handicapped, Viewing Area, and/or Rest Room signs should be placed, in order from left to right, beneath the NYI7-4, NYI7-1, or NYI7-7 advance sign (the first in the sequence if there are more than one) and the NYI7-5, NYI7-2, or NYI7-8 exit sign. The Handicapped, Viewing Area, and Rest Room signs should be placed to the right of any Gas, Diesel Fuel, or Food signs that are also being used at those locations.

00MM The Emergency Telephone sign may be used to identify a telephone or other device which is part of a closed circuit emergency communication system.