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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Flashcards

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Embody activities undertaken by a highway
transportation agency

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

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traffic control of both vehicle and driver

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Traffic Regulations

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A. Regulation should be rational
B. Regulation should be developed
progressively
C. Regulation alone often are not enough

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Effective Traffic Regulations

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irrational regulations cannot be enforces

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Regulation should be rational

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must be planned over a long period of time

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Regulation should be developed
progressively

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constitute but one approach

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Regulation alone often are not enough

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Three Traffic Elements of the Road System

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  • The road
  • The vehicle
  • The driver
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subjected to constant change

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Road and Vehicle

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road user advised

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Traffic Control Devices

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TYPES OF CONTROL DEVICES

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A. Regulatory Devices
B. Warning Devices
C. Guiding Devices

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have authority of the law

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Regulatory Devices

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used to inform road users

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Warning Devices

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simply to inform road users

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Guiding Devices

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To be effective, every traffic control device must be able to meet the following requirements (FHWA 1988):
a. It should compel attention.
b. It should convey a simple clear meaning at a glance.
c. It should allow adequate time for easy
response.
d. It should command the respect of the road users for whom it is intended.

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Four Elementary Requirements of Every Traffic Control Device

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_____regulate, warn, or guide road users. Philippine traffic signs conform to the____ which the country officially adopted on

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  • Traffic Signs and Markings
  • 1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and Road Signs
  • June 6, 1973
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to guide users while they are traveling

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Informative Signs

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to inform users of special obligations, restrictions, or prohibitions with
which they must comply

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Regulatory Signs

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to warn users of a danger on the
road and to inform them of its nature

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Warning Signs

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shape, color, dimension, symbols, wording, lettering, and illumination or reflectorizing.

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Elements of Design

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be used for danger warning signs

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Equilateral triangular shape with one side
horizontal

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shall be used for regulating
traffic

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shall be used for informative signs

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Rectangular shape

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shall be used for STOP signs only

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Octagonal shape

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shall be used for YIELD signs only

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Inverted equilateral triangle

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Danger warning signs shall have a
yellow or white background with black symbols and red border.
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Prohibitory signs and restrictive signs shall have a
white background with black symbols and red border
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Mandatory signs with the exception of STOP and YIELD signs shall have a
blue background and white symbols
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STOP signs shall have a
red background and white symbols
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YIELD signs shall have a
yellow background and red border
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Informative signs shall have a
white or light-colored symbol on a dark-colored (blue or black) background or a blue or dark-colored symbol on a white or light-colored background.
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Size of Signs
a. A for urban low-speed roads b. B for rural roads with speed limits between 60 kph and 70 kph c. C for high-speed rural highways d. D or expressways
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intended to convey messages
Illumination and Reflectorization
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mounted approximately at right angles
Placement and height of signs
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uncurbed roads 60cm
Lateral Placements
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rural areas 1m and 1.5 m
Height
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30 m but more than 100 m in advance
Location of advance warning signs
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TRAFFIC SIGNS A. Triangle B. Stop and Yield Signs C. round red border either yellow or white background D. round in blue colors E. rectangular blue base F. rectangular with a white or yellow plate with a symbol G. profusion of colors and forms H. signs are small and rectangular (supplement/supplemental signs)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TRAFFIC SIGNS A. Warning Signs B. Priority Signs C. Prohibition Signs D. Obligatory Signs E. Other Prescription Signs F. Information Signs G. Direction Signs H. Additional Information
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Pavement Markings
A. Functions and Limitations of Pavements Markings B. Legal Authority C. Standardization D. Types of Markings E. Materials F. Color G. Types of Lines H. Width of Lines I. Messages J. Symbols
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clear and effective pavement markings
Functions and Limitations of Pavements Markings
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marking should only be applied and/or removed by the DPWH
Legal Authority
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uniform
Standardization
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Pavement and curb, object markings, reflector marking,
Types of Markings
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non-skid materials and not protrude more than 6mm (paint, thermoplastic materials, pre-cut sheeting, raised pavement marking)
Materials
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shall be white (double yellow “no passing” lines, Unbroken portion of “no-parking” lines, Curb markings, on island in line of traffic, bus and PUJ lanes) black may be use in combination with white or yellow
Color
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Broken line, solid unbroken line
Types of Lines
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width of solid or broken lines varies from 100mm to 300mm
Width of Lines
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Messages are limited to as few words as possible, no more than _
3 words
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give way (yield) symbol, pavement arrows, numerals
Symbols
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physical obstruction
Object Markings
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small rectangular or dome shaped
Raised Pavement Markers
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rectangular and series of alternating black and white bands
Hazard markers
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small reflective panels or button
Delineators

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