Post on 11-Feb-2017
Prepared By Soumen Makar
.Few words of Traffic Signs
Purpose of Road Signs
Types of road signs.
Cautionary Sign/Warning Signs/Danger Signs
Mandatory or Regulatory Signs.
Informatory Signs
Direction, Position, or Indication Signs
Traffic Lights
Hand Signals
Flag Signals
Legal Requirement
Road Marking
Cautionary/warning signs List. LIST OF FACILITY INFORMATION SIGNS List
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The India follows its rules towards traffic signs from the Road Signs and Signals of United Nations Conference on Road and Motor Transport, 1949 and Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968,alongside with other countries such as Philippines, Greece and Italy.
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Few words of Traffic Signs
The purpose of road signs is to promote road safety and to promote efficiency by providing for the orderly movement of all road users on all roads in both urban and non-urban areas.
Road signs notify road users of regulations and provide warning and guidance.
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The three main Types of traffic signs are: W-R-I
Warning Signs (W) Regulatory Signs (R) Informatory (I).
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Regulatory Signs. /Mandatory Sign what they must doAnd These signs give orders.Prohibitory Signs This Sign tell drivers what they must not do
Warning Signs. -These warn
drivers of some danger
or difficulty on the road ahead.
Informatory Signs./Guide Signs -Most of these signs give drivers information to enable them to findtheir way to their destination.
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Cautionary signs/Warning signs/Danger signs are triangular or diamond in shape with red border and black symbol in white or yellow background to caution and alert the road users to potential danger or hazardous conditions.
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Crossroad Sign
Y-junction Sign
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Traffic Circle Sign
Two-way Traffic Sign
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Gentle Curve/right hand or left hand Curve Signs
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Sharp Curve Signs
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Hairpin Curve Sign/Right hand pin bend Left hand pin bend
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Right and Left Winding Road Signs
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Combined Curves SignsDouble bend first right and double bend
first left
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Lane Ends Signs
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Traffic Signal Ahead Sign
Traffic Control “STOP” Ahead Sign
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Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Pedestrian Sign
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Farm Animals Sign
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Height Restriction Sign
Length Restriction
Sign
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Narrow Bridge Sign
Speed Humps Sign
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Slippery Road Sign
Falling Rocks Sign
Flagman Ahead Sign
Men at Work Sign
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One –way Roadway Signs
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All Mandatory or Regulatory Signs are circular in shape. They are with red circular ring and diagonal bars with black / White symbols or arrows or letters on white /Blue background.
Mandatory or Regulatory Signs
Regulatory signs are either mandatory or prohibitory.
Minimum Speed Sign
Vehicles Exceeding Mass Only Sign
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Keep Left/Right Sign
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Pedestrians Only Sign
Taxi Only Sign
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Bus Only Sign
Pay Toll Sign
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Roundabout Sign
Switch Head Lamps On Sign
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No Entry Sign
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Stop Sign
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Height Restriction Sign
Length Restriction
Sign
Speed Limit Sign
Mass Limit Sign
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One Way
Vehicles prohibited both in Directions
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Horn prohibited
Pedestrians prohibited
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U-turn prohibited
Overtaking prohibited
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No parking or stopping
No parking
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Trucks prohibited
Tonga prohibited
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By-Cycles prohibited
Straight prohibited
Excessive Noise Prohibited Sign
Unauthorized Vehicles
Prohibited Sign
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Left/Right Turn Prohibited Sign
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U-Turn Prohibited Sign
Overtaking Prohibited Sign
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Parking Prohibited Sign
Stopping Prohibited Sign
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Pedestrian Prohibited Sign
Pedal Cycle Prohibited Sign
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Taxi Prohibited Sign
Bus Prohibited Sign
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Information signs in rectangular shape are also used with destination names and distances with arrows indicating the direction. The colour pattern are .
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Type of road Background Arrows/Border/Letters
Expressway Blue White
National Highway (NH) Green White
State Highway (SH) Green White
Major District Road (MDR)
Green White
Village Road (VR) White Black
Urban/City Road Blue White
Parking Area Sign
Hospital Sign
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Parking both sides
Parking this side
School Sign
Dinner & Restaurant Sign
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Police Sign
Medical Services Sign
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Gasoline Station Sign
Diesel Station Sign
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It should be visible to the drivers both during approach and while making the turn with minimum clear visibility distance.
Advanced Direction Sign
Map type Direction
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3-way Destination
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Reassurance
Direction
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Go
Ready for Go
Stop
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A RED light means that you must come to a full stop behind the stop line
The AMBER colour light means CAUTION. When the amber light turns on it gives you a signal to be ready for the go.
AGREEN light means GO through the intersection carefully and slowly
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Don’t Walk Walk
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Walk Don’t Walk
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Stop traffic approaching from the
front.
Stop traffic approaching from the rear.
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Stop traffic approaching the front and rear.
Indicates the traffic to proceed.
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Flag signal to warning traffic.
Flag signal to stop.
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Flag signal to proceed.
Flag signal to slow down.
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Warning to slow moving vehicles.
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Road MarkingThis is called a STOP LINE. Stop Line painted before the edge of the road intersection and it meant whenever the traffic is expected to stop, you should have to stop your vehicle just before the stop line. The jumping or crossing of the stop line is an offence.
The alternate black and white lines painted across the road are called zebra-crossing or PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. This is the place through which pedestrians used to cross the road. Be careful and stop your vehicle before such pedestrian crossing whenever necessary.
These parallel broken white lines are called GIVE WAY LINE and it meant that you have to give way to oncoming traffic on major road ahead of you.
This continuous white line is called BARRIER LINE. It indicates that driver should not overtake in this area.
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Road MarkingThese broken white lines separate a road in to a two lane road. These lines generally used as centre line in two-way roads. It is very essential for traffic safety.
These broken white lines are called lane separators. It is used as lane markings in a road on same direction.
This type of continuous parallel two white lines means that driver is not permitted to overtaking.
A continuous yellow colour line at the edge of road indicates that no vehicle will be allowed to park on the side of the road.
Abroken white line if changing in to a solid continuous white line it indicates that no lane changing will allow till the continuous white line becomes a broken line again.
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Legal Requirement
1. Section 3: Driving Licence : No person shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he hold an effective driving licence
2.Section 122:Leaving Vehicle in dangerous position, like to cause dananger, obstruction to other users of the public place made under the section 122 Motor vehicle s act 1988.
3.Section 123:Riding on running Board : No person driving or carry any person on the running boards or on the top or bonnet of a motor vehicle made under section 123 of motor vehicles Act 1988.
4.Section 129: wearing of protective Hear Gear: Every person driving or riding while in public place wear head protective gear (Helmet)made under section 129 Motor vehicle 1988.
5.Section 134 :Duty of driver in case of Accident and injury to a person: Take all reasonable steps to secure medical attention for the injured person and give necessary information to police.
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6.Section 183:Driving at excessive Speed Driver of a motor vehicle in contravention of speed limit shall be punishable with fine .
7.Section 184:Drive a motor vehicles at speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public shall be a punishable offence with imprisonment ,made under section 184 of motor vehicles Act 1988.
8.Section 185:Driving by a Drunken person or by a person Under Influence of Drugs: Any Driver in his blood ,alcohol exceeding 30mg/100 ml of blood detected in test by breath analyser, shall punishable for the first offence with imprisonment. Made under Section 185 of motor Vehicle Act 1988.
9.Section 186:Driving When Mentally or Physically Unfit to Drive shall be punishable for the first offence with fine.
10.Section 190:Using Vehicle in unsafe Condition shall be punishable offence .
11.Section 203: Breath Test A police officer or any authorised person behalf of vehicle department to take one or more specimens of breath for breath .test.
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1) Left Hand Curve2) Right Hand Curve3) Right Hairpin Bend4) Left Hairpin Bend5) Right Reverse Bend6) Left Reverse Bend7) Series of Bend8) Degree Loop9) Side Road Right10) Side Road Left11) Y-intersection12) Cross Road13) Roundabout14) Traffic Signals15) T-intersection16) T-intersection Major Road Ahead17) Major Road Ahead18) Staggered Intersection19) Merging Traffic Ahead (From Left)20) Merging Traffic Ahead (From Right)21) Narrow Road Ahead22) Road Widens23) Narrow Bridge Ahead24) Steep Ascent25) Steep Descent26) Reduced Carriageway (Left Lane(s) Reduced)27) Reduced Carriageway (Right Lane(s) Reduced)28) Start of Dual Carriageway29) End of Dual Carriageway30) Gap in Median31) Pedestrian Crossing32) School Ahead33) Built-up Area34) Two Way Operation35) Two Way Traffic on Cross Road Ahead Warning36) Lane Closed (Two Lane Carriageway)
Cautionary/warning
signs
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1) Eating Peace2) Light Refreshment3) Resting Peace4) First Aid Post5) Toilet6) Filling Station(Fuel Pump)7) Hospital8) Public Telephone9) U-TurnAhead10) Pedestrian Subway11) Foot Over Bridge12) Chair Lift13) Police Station14) Picnic Site15) Repair Facility
16) Railway Station/Metro Station/Monorail17) Industrial Area18) Cycle Rickshaw Stand19) Taxi Stand20) Auto Rickshaw Stand21) Home Zone22) Camp Site23) Airport24) Golf Course25) National Heritage26) No Through Road27) No Through Side Road28) Toll Road Ahead29) Guide Sign on Toll Lane Portai30) Country Border31) Entry Ramp far Expressway32) Exit Ramp for Expressway33) Expressway Symbol
List
Of
Facility
Infor
mation
Signs
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Sources :The Motor vehicles Act, 1988.
The Central Motor vehicles rules, 1989.Code of Practice For Road Signs
(Third Revision)
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