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LESSON PROPER
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Traffic Engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses techniques to achieve safe and
efficient road management.
To achieve free and rapid flow of traffic yet at the same time to prevent traffic accidents
and casualties.
To build and design new roads and improve older ones.
To build safety features of the roads and introduce new design.
TYPES OF ROADS
The main types of roads in the Philippines:
Any signs, signal marking placed exerted for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding
traffic.
The oldest traffic control device used to guide the safe and orderly movement of traffic is
the traffic sign.
Signs contain instructions, which the road user is required to obey, warning of hazards
which may not be self-evident.
Information about routes, directions designations and point of interest must be
recognizable as such the means to convey the intended message
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Signal operated manually electrically or mechanically by which traffic is alternately
commanded to stop and permitted to proceed.
TRAFFIC SIGNS
A device mounted on affixed or portable support whereby official notice is given in
the form of symbol for the purpose of regulating warning and guiding.
SYMBOL SIGNS
Upon which words are completely omitted. They have marked ability to compel
attention and to rapidly communicate the planned message.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways has the legal authority over markings and
all marking or line-marking plans must be approved by the DPWH.
Marking shall be uniform in design and application.
a.) Longitudinal lines - are those laid in the direction of travel. These include Center line,
lane line, double line.
b.) Curve markings- are used to show where parking is legally prohibited or not allowed.
such as Hus Stop, or in front of a fire hydrant, drive way.
c.) Object markings are those markings painted on fixed poles, and on vertical ends of
bridges and posts to avoid accidents.
d.) Striped curb markings- are those markings used in traffic islands in order to warn the
driver of the island on the road and aids the motorist to its traffic lane.
e.) Painted crosswalk- is placed at the intersection and other places where there is
considerable pedestrian's traffic to provide pedestrians with safety zones when crossing.
f.) Broken white lines- used to define or separate traffic lanes. It permits crossing from
one lane to another is ample passing distance and it the opposing lane is clear of traffic.
g.) Solid yellow line- is your driving lane prohibits you from passing other vehicles.
h.) Double yellow line- indicates two-way traffic where crossing of pedestrian and
motorist is not allowed. It separates the opposing flow of traffic.
i.) Broken yellow line- a two way/highway which means no overtaking or passing is
permitted only when the road ahead is clear.
TRAFFIC SIGN MAY BE CLASSIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR USE
1. REGULATORY SIGNS (Type R) - regulate the movement of traffic to comply with their directions
against constituting an offense. They are subdivided into:
A. Priority signs -these are signs intended to regulate priority over a particular road section or
roadway. The examples of priority signs are as follows.
B. Prohibitory signs or restrictive signs- these signs shall be used on specified section of the
road which will be easily seen by motorist to indicate regulation which is prohibitive or restrictive in
nature such as.
C. Mandatory signs- these shall be used to notify the road users of special rules in which they
must comply for the safety.
SPECIAL MANDATORY SIGNS (Type S) - instruct road users to meet certain traffic rule requirements
or road conditions that ordinary guide or regulatory signs do not achieve the desired result.
WARNING SIGNS (Type W) - warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road which may be
unexpected or hazards to traffic operation.
GUIDE SIGNS OR INFORMATIVE SIGNS (Type G) - Inform and advise road users of direction
distances, destination one routes, the location services for road users, and points of interest.
1. Advanced signs- these inform motorists. read users of the names and distances of the
principal destination or destinations served by the intersecting roads
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2. Direction signs-unlike the advanced direction signs direction signs shall be placed at the
right of the intersection to shown the direction and destination of a route.
3. Place identification signs- these may be used to show the frontier between two countries
for the purpose of showing the beginning and for end of built-up area
4. Confirmatory signs- these are used to confirm the direction of a road. They shall beat the
name of one or more places. When distances are shown.
5. Other signs providing useful information drivers of vehicle.
6. Other signs indicating facilities which may be useful to road users.