TERMS Flashcards
used as legend color for signs having white, yellow, orange, fluorescent orange, fluorescent yellow green background and as chevron for hazard makers.
Black
used as background color for road signs.
Yellow
background color for most signs and legends for some colored background.
White
used as background
color for signs related to pedestrian movement, school zones, and road work hazard markers to give additional emphasis and guidance to vehicle operators.
Fluorescent Yellow Green
used as background color for
roadwork signs whose legends relate to personal
working.
Fluorescent Orange
used as background color for direction signs.
Green
used as background color for service signs.
Blue
reserved as background color for all tourist
facility directional and information signs
Brown
those laid in the
direction of travel
Longitudinal Lines
used to separate opposite
traffic movements of an undivided roadway
and is generally placed centrally on all roads
and bridges 6.0 m or more in width.
Center Line
broken lines used to separate adjacent lanes of traffic moving in the same
direction
Lane Line
should only be used where overtaking from both directions of the road and all crossing movements are prohibited.
Double Unbroken Yellow Line
should be used where overtaking from both directions of the road are prohibited. However,
crossing movements are permitted.
Single Unbroken Yellow Line
combinations of an unbroken yellow line and a white separation line
Single Yellow Line with a Broken White Line
used to delineate the edge of the traveled way to distinguish it from the shoulder area. It should be a solid white line between 100 mm and 200 mm wide.
Edge Line
used to indicate that
portion of a carriageway assigned to through
traffic.
Continuity Line
used to guide traffic safely past obstructions on roadways such as islands, median strips, bridge piers or indicate changes in the width of the traveled portion of the roadway and an increase or reduction in traffic lanes.
Transition Lines
laid across the direction of travel.
Transverse Lines
indicates the position beyond which the vehicles should not proceed when
required by control devices like signals or by traffic police.
Stop Line
markings consisting of a
two adjacent broken white lines across the carriageway at which drivers must give way to all traffic.
Give Way Line
consists
of series of longitudinal bars. The bars are
placed parallel to the road center line with
gaps of equal width to the bar
Zebra (Non-Signalized Crossing)
defined by a pair of solid white lines across
the road surface. They should be used in
conjunction with mid-block or intersection
signals.
Crosswalks (Signalized Crossing)
– holding lines
at roundabouts shall consist of broken
reflectorized white line. The leading edge of
the holding line forms a prolongation of the
curb and the painted outline of the traffic
island on the approach.
Roundabout Holding Lines
may be used to guide vehicles through a turning movement at intersections
Turn Lines
there are two types of
parking bays: parallel parking and angle
parking.
Parking Bay Lines
painted median islands
are used on wide roads where light traffic
volume cannot justify the installation of
solid curbed median island.
Painted Median
an unbroken
yellow line used to separate other vehicles
from buses and PUJ’s
Bus and PUJ Lane Line
an unbroken white line used to indicate the proper location of loading and unloading zone of public utility vehicles preferably
with parking restriction.
Loading and Unloading Bay Lane Line
consist of yellow box within the intersection and yellow diagonal lines forming an ‘X’ inside the box.
“Do Not Block Intersection” Lines
diagonal marking on
approaches to obstructions and median islands shall consist of a splayed line or lines extending from the center of lane line to a point to the right side or to both sides, of the approach end of the obstruction.
Approach Markings to Islands and Obstructions
often used to guide
traffic into the right turning lanes separated by an island, such as a corner island at a
signalized intersection.
Chevron Markings
are placed on a sealed shoulders or other sealed portion of the road where traffic is not desired.
Diagonal Markings
a type of thermoplastic
lane marking designed to aid and provide motorists with visual, audio and motion
warnings on the road.
Rumble Strips
a solid line shall be
placed along the sides of the triangular neutral area between the edges of the main roadway and the exit ramp lane at the gore
of every ramp terminal.
Exit Ramp Marking
a solid white
line shall be placed along the side of the triangular neutral area adjacent to the ramp
lane at the gore of every entrance ramp terminal.
Entrance Ramp Marking
The curb markings for parking restrictions shall
be of solid yellow color, covering the face of
the curb.
Curb Markings for Parking and Loading/Unloading Restrictions
Pavement markings consisting of a cross, the
letters RR, a ‘No Passing’ zone marking, and
a double solid stop bar shall be placed on all
paved approaches to level or at-grade
railroad crossing.
Approach to Railroad Crossing
when painted on a pavement
should be limited to three words or less.
They shall only be used to supplement other
traffic control devices.
Messages
the symbol used to
supplement the give way sign consists of an
isosceles triangle.
Give Way Symbol
are white in color, used
for lane use control.
Pavement Arrows
The only ____ that should
be used are those associated with speed limits at locations to supplement speed limit
signs which are continuously disregarded by drivers or which are obscured and cannot be read easily
Numerals
small devices
which are fixed to the concrete pavement
surface to stimulate or supplement painted
pavement markings.
Raised Pavement Markers
provided to minimize the
delays for right turning vehicles and to
make the right turn movement easier and
safer.
Right Turn Slip Lanes
A protected water area to provide
safe and suitable accommodation for ships for
the transfer of cargo, refueling, repairs, etc.
Harbor
harbors protected
from storms and waves by the natural
configuration of the land.
Natural Harbor
harbors with
both natural and artificial protection.
Semi-Natural Harbor
