Chapter 2: Traffic Management Flashcards
a term used to embody the activities undertaken by a highway transportation agency to improve roadway system safety, efficiency and effectiveness for both
providers and consumers of transportation services.
Traffic management
Traffic regulation must cover all aspects of the control of both _________-
vehicle and driver
Traffic regulations must be ___________-
reasonable and effective.
Irrational regulations cannot be enforces except by tremendous effort and
expense.
Regulation should be rational.
Regulations must be planned over a long period of time, and the effects must be
carefully observed so that alterations can be made as experience dictates.
Regulations should be developed progressively.
Regulations constitute but one approach to the overall traffic problem.
Regulations alone often are not enough.
Three Elements of the Road System
a. The road
b. The vehicle
c. The driver
Meaning of the acronym MVIS
Motor Vehicle Inspection System
means by which the road user is advised as to detailed
requirements or conditions affecting road use at specific places and times to that proper action
may be taken and accident or delay avoided.
Traffic control devices
These have the authority of law and impose precise requirements upon the actions
of the road user.
Regulatory devices
These are used to inform road users of potentially hazardous roadway conditions
or unusual traffic movements that are not readily apparent to passing traffic.
Warning devices
These are employed simply to inform the road user of route, destination, and other
pertinent traffic.
Guiding devices
employed more frequently than any other devices to regulate, warn, or
guide road users
TRAFFIC SIGNS
Philippine traffic signs conform to the _______________, which the country officially adopted on _________
1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on
Road Traffic and Road Signs; June 6, 1973.
Classifications of Traffic SIgns
- Informative
- Regulatory
- Warning
the signs are intended to guide users while they are traveling.
Informative
the signs are intended to inform users of special obligations, restrictions, or
prohibitions with which they must comply.
Regulatory
these signs are intended to warn users of a danger on the road and to inform
them of its nature,
Warning
In general, signs shall be mounted approximately at ___________- to the direction, and facing
the traffic they intended to serve.
right angles
On uncurbed roads in the rural areas, the sign should be at least _______- clear of the
outer edge of the road shoulder, the line of guideposts, or face of guardrails.
60 cm
In rural areas, the height of the sign should normally be between ________
above the nearest edge of the travelled way.
1 m and 1.5 m
The two most commonly used priority signs are the ___________ signs
STOP and YIELD
A system of clear and effective __________ is essential for the guidance and control
of vehicles and pedestrians.
pavement markings
Markings shall only be applied and/or removed by the ____________-or an authority to which these powers are delegated.
Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH)
Road markings should be of non-skid materials and should not protrude more than _______
above the level of the carriageway.
6 mm
Use of_______________with or without reflective properties is recommended
at locations subject to extreme traffic property is recommended at locations subject to
extreme traffic wear.
thermoplastic materials
A _______ shall consist of line segments of equal lengths separated by uniform gaps.
The speed of vehicles on the section of road or in the area in question should be taken into account
in determining the lengths of the strokes and of the gaps between them.
broken line
A____________ is used where crossing of the line is either discouraged or prohibited.
solid unbroken line
The width of solid or broken lines varies from __________, depending on the usage
of the specified line.
100 mm to 300 mm
Messages are _______ in color.
white
The symbol used to supplement the give way sign consists of isosceles triangle
having two equal sides of 3.1 m and a base of 1 m.
Give way (yield) symbol
are used for lane use control. White in color, they are generally
5m in length on urban roads and 7.5m on high-speed roads.
Pavement arrows
_________________ are small rectangular or dome-shaped devices that are fixed to
the pavement surface to simulate or supplement painted pavement markings
Raised pavement markers
___________- are rectangular and generally consist of a series of alternating black and
white bands
Hazard markers
_________ are small reflective panels or buttons mounted on guide posts or guard fences
as an effective aid for night driving
Delineators
