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Transpo Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| device mounted on a fixed support (permanent signs) or portable support (temporary signs) whereby a specific message is conveyed by means of words or symbols placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic. | Traffic Signs |
| signs that inform road users of traffic laws and regulations which, if disregarded, will constitute an offense. | • Regulatory Signs |
| signs that instruct road users to meet certain traffic rule requirements or road condition | Special Instruction Signs |
| warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road that may be unexpected or hazardous | • Warning Signs |
| - inform and advice road users of directions, distance, routes, the location of services, and points of interests | Guide Signs (Informative Signs) |
| warn or advise of temporary hazardous conditions that could endanger road users or the men and equipment engaged on roadwork | • Roadwork Signs |
| - signs which provide means of displaying essential traffic information on wide multi-lane roads, where some degree of lane use control is required, or where side-of-road clearance is insufficient to accommodate a road side sign | Overhead Sign |
| highway appurtenances designed to prevent vehicular penetration from the travel way to areas behind the barrier such as to minimize damage to impacting vehicles and their occupants, and to reduce the risk of injuries to pedestrians and workers | Barriers |
| warning devices used to supplement other controls and devices necessary to alert motorists of construction and maintenance activities or obstructions in the roadway. | Flashing Lamps |
| light retro-reflecting devices mounted at the side of the roadway, in series, to indicate the roadway alignment. | Delineators |
| devices which may be conical in shape or tubular-shaped capable of performing channelization of traffic which may be set on the surface of the roadway or rigidly attached for continued use | • Traffic Cones |
| roadwork devices consisting of precast concrete sections, sandbag, and others which, may be used to guide traffic at the construction site. | Temporary Curbing |
| device used in place of rigid barrier posts or traffic cones with a minimum of 450 mm by 50 mm wide with alternate bands of contrasting color as seen by approaching traffic for delineation of traffic. | Flexible Post or Bollard |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as a background for STOP signs, as border color on GIVE WAY signs, warning signs and prohibitive signs in the regulatory type. | Red |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as legend color for signs having white, yellow, orange, fluorescent orange, fluorescent yellow green background and as chevron for hazard makers | Black |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as background color for road signs. | Yellow |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: the background color for most signs and legends for some colored background. | White |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as background color for signs related to pedestrian movement, school zones, and road work hazard markers to give add | Fluorescent Yellow Green |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as background color for roadwork signs whose legends relate to personal working | Fluorescent Orange |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as background color for direction signs | Green |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: used as background color for service signs. | Blue |
| standard colors for signs are as follows: s reserved as background color for all tourist facility directional and information signs. | Brown |
| Four Sizes for Regulatory Signs: for urban low speed roads; | Size A |
| Four Sizes for Regulatory Signs: for rural roads - speed limit between 60 and 70 kph; | Size B |
| Four Sizes for Regulatory Signs: for high speed rural highways’ multi-lane urban roads | Size C |
| Four Sizes for Regulatory Signs: for Expressways | Size D |
| Signs in Directional Signing series are usually classified into four categories | • Those installed in advance of the intersection. • Those installed at the intersection. • Those on departure from the intersection. • Those installed on expressways. |
| Four different criteria used for the establishment of sag vertical curves: | • Headlight sight distance • Passenger comfort • Drainage control • General appearance |
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