Signal 4 Diagram Tool - Revision history

Admin at 15:42, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T15:42:41Z

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	All existing TraCS agencies who are not using Easy Street Draw (ESD), Visio, Quick Scene, or Scene PD already have the Signal 4 Diagram tool.		All existing TraCS agencies who are not using Easy Street Draw (ESD), Visio, Quick Scene, or Scene PD already have the Signal 4 Diagram tool.

	If you use ESD, Visio, Quick Scene, or Scene PD, we do offer the option of having both the standard Diagram module and the Signal 4 module available to users.   Contact TraCS Support for further information.		If you use ESD, Visio, Quick Scene, or Scene PD, we offer the option of having both the standard Diagram module and the Signal 4 module available to users.   Contact TraCS Support for further information.

	Any feedback regarding the tool should be directed to Signal 4 Support at [mailto:S4-support@ufl.edu S4-support@ufl.edu] or 352-294-1496.		Any feedback regarding the tool should be directed to Signal 4 Support at [mailto:S4-support@ufl.edu S4-support@ufl.edu] or 352-294-1496.

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2026-09-01T15:38:49Z

Wrong Vehicle Shape Showing on Diagram

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	Passenger Car<br>Passenger Van<br>Pickup<br>Motor Home<br>Bus<br>Motorcycle<br>Moped<br>All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)<br>Low Speed Vehicle<br>		Passenger Car<br>Passenger Van<br>Pickup<br>Motor Home<br>Bus<br>Motorcycle<br>Moped<br>All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)<br>Low Speed Vehicle<br>
	Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 ~~vlbs~~ (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative		Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative

	=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on "Please Wait" Progress Bar=====		=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on "Please Wait" Progress Bar=====

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2026-03-11T21:03:39Z

Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on Please Wait Prompt

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	Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 vlbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative		Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 vlbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative

	=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on Please Wait ~~Prompt~~=====		=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on "Please Wait" Progress Bar=====

	After saving your diagram and exiting out of the diagram tool, if TraCS is hanging on the Please Wait progress bar, the Crash Diagram Interface prompt that places the diagram on the crash form has minimized to your task bar.		After saving your diagram and exiting out of the diagram tool, if TraCS is hanging on the Please Wait progress bar, the Crash Diagram Interface prompt that places the diagram on the crash form has minimized to your task bar.

Admin: /* Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on Progress Bar */

2026-03-11T21:02:49Z

Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on Progress Bar

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	Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 vlbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative		Sport Utility Vehicle<br>Cargo Van (10,000 vlbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Motor Coach<br>Other Light Trucks (10,000 lbs (4,536 kg) or less)<br>Medium/Heavy Trucks (more than 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg))<br>Farm Labor Vehicle<br>Other, Explain in Narrative

	=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on ~~Progress Bar~~=====		=====Diagram Won't Save - Stuck on Please Wait Prompt=====

	After saving your diagram and exiting out of the diagram tool, if TraCS is hanging on Please Wait, the Crash Diagram Interface prompt that places the diagram on the crash form has ~~likely~~ minimized to your task bar.		After saving your diagram and exiting out of the diagram tool, if TraCS is hanging on the Please Wait progress bar, the Crash Diagram Interface prompt that places the diagram on the crash form has minimized to your task bar.

	Float your mouse over the TraCS icon in your task bar and you will see the prompt there.   Click on it to maximize and press OK and the diagram will save to your crash.		Float your mouse over the TraCS icon in your task bar and you will see the prompt there.   Click on it to maximize and press OK and the diagram will save to your crash.

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2026-03-10T21:14:03Z

Wrong Vehicle Shape Showing on Diagram

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	If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.		If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.

	Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types.   Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to ~~appropriate~~ vehicle ~~type~~.		Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types.   Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to the one that is the closest match to the configuration or shape of the motor vehicle involved in your crash.

	<u>HSMV Vehicle Types</u>		<u>HSMV Vehicle Types</u>

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2026-03-10T21:13:05Z

Wrong Vehicle Shape Showing on Diagram

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	If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.		If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.

	Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types. Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to appropriate vehicle type.		Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types.   Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to appropriate vehicle type.

	<u>HSMV Vehicle Types</u>		<u>HSMV Vehicle Types</u>

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2026-03-10T21:12:33Z

Wrong Vehicle Shape Showing on Diagram

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	Per page 21 of the [https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/courts/crash/crashmanualcomplete.pdf HSMV Crash Manual], the Vehicle Body Type space "is used to identify the general configuration or shape of the motor vehicle distinguished by characteristics such as number of doors, rows of seats, windows, or roof line."		Per page 21 of the [https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/courts/crash/crashmanualcomplete.pdf HSMV Crash Manual], the Vehicle Body Type space "is used to identify the general configuration or shape of the motor vehicle distinguished by characteristics such as number of doors, rows of seats, windows, or roof line."

	This means that the Vehicle Body Type that you select should match the configuration or shape of the motor vehicle involved in your crash.		This means that the Vehicle Body Type that you select should be the closest match to the configuration or shape of the motor vehicle involved in your crash.

	If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.		If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.

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2026-03-10T21:08:06Z

Wrong Vehicle Shape Showing on Diagram

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	This means that the Vehicle Body Type that you select should match the configuration or shape of the motor vehicle involved in your crash.		This means that the Vehicle Body Type that you select should match the configuration or shape of the motor vehicle involved in your crash.

	If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.		If the incorrect vehicle shape is showing on your diagram, for instance a semi-truck (Medium/Heavy Truck) instead of a box truck (Other Light Trucks), close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and select Other Light Trucks.   Relaunch the diagram and the updated vehicle icon will be there.

	Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types. Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to appropriate vehicle type.		Do not use Other Explain in Narrative unless you are absolutely sure your vehicle doesn't match one of the listed types. Other Explain in Narrative will place a low-speed vehicle shape on your diagram.   If this happens, close out of the diagram, go to the vehicle in question, and change it to appropriate vehicle type.

Admin: /* Diagram Saves But Map Doesn't Show */

2026-03-10T20:06:05Z

Diagram Saves But Map Doesn't Show

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	[[File:DiagramPrompt2.png]]		[[File:DiagramPrompt2.png]]

	=====Diagram Saves ~~But~~ Map Doesn't Show=====		=====Diagram Saves - Map Doesn't Show=====

	If your diagram shows the point of impact, vehicles, and other items but the map is grayed out and not showing, check to make sure you are using either Chrome or Edge for your browser.   Firefox will produce a map like the one shown below.		If your diagram shows the point of impact, vehicles, and other items but the map is grayed out and not showing, check to make sure you are using either Chrome or Edge for your browser.   Firefox will produce a map like the one shown below.

Admin: /* Diagram Saves - Map Doesn't Show */

2026-03-10T20:05:45Z

Diagram Saves - Map Doesn't Show

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	[[File:DiagramPrompt2.png]]		[[File:DiagramPrompt2.png]]

	=====Diagram Saves - Map Doesn't Show=====		=====Diagram Saves But Map Doesn't Show=====

	If your diagram shows the point of impact, vehicles, and other items but the map is grayed out and not showing, check to make sure you are using either Chrome or Edge for your browser.   Firefox will produce a map like the one shown below.		If your diagram shows the point of impact, vehicles, and other items but the map is grayed out and not showing, check to make sure you are using either Chrome or Edge for your browser.   Firefox will produce a map like the one shown below.