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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Flashcards

1
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Embody activities undertaken by a highway
transportation agency

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

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2
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traffic control of both vehicle and driver

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Traffic Regulations

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3
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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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4
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irrational regulations cannot be enforces

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Regulation should be rational

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5
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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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6
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constitute but one approach

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Regulation alone often are not enough

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7
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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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8
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subjected to constant change

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Road and Vehicle

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9
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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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11
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have authority of the law

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Regulatory Devices

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12
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used to inform road users

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Warning Devices

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13
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simply to inform road users

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Guiding Devices

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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to guide users while they are traveling

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Informative Signs

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17
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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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18
Q

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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19
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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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20
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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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21
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shall be used for regulating
traffic

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Round shape

22
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shall be used for informative signs

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Rectangular shape

23
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shall be used for STOP signs only

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Octagonal shape

24
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shall be used for YIELD signs only

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Inverted equilateral triangle

25
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Danger warning signs shall have a

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yellow or white background with black symbols and red border.

26
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Prohibitory signs and restrictive signs shall
have a

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white background with black symbols
and red border

27
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Mandatory signs with the exception of STOP and YIELD signs shall have a

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blue background and white symbols

28
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STOP signs shall have a

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red background and white symbols

29
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YIELD signs shall have a

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yellow background and red border

30
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Informative signs shall have a

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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.

31
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Size of Signs

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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

32
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intended to convey messages

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Illumination and Reflectorization

33
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mounted approximately at right angles

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Placement and height of signs

34
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uncurbed roads 60cm

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Lateral Placements

35
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rural areas 1m and 1.5 m

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Height

36
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30 m but more than 100 m in advance

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Location of advance warning signs

37
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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)

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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

38
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Pavement Markings

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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

39
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clear and effective pavement markings

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Functions and Limitations of Pavements
Markings

40
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marking should only be applied and/or removed by the DPWH

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Legal Authority

41
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uniform

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Standardization

42
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Pavement and curb, object markings, reflector marking,

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Types of Markings

43
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non-skid materials and not protrude more than 6mm (paint, thermoplastic materials, pre-cut sheeting, raised pavement marking)

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Materials

44
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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

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Color

45
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Broken line, solid unbroken
line

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Types of Lines

46
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width of solid or broken lines varies from 100mm to 300mm

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Width of Lines

47
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Messages are limited to as few words as
possible, no more than _

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3 words

48
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give way (yield) symbol, pavement
arrows, numerals

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Symbols

49
Q

physical obstruction

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Object Markings

50
Q

small rectangular or dome shaped

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Raised Pavement Markers

51
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rectangular and series of alternating black and white bands

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Hazard markers

52
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small reflective panels or button

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Delineators

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