The presentation discusses the importance of traffic signs in conveying information, instructions, and warnings to drivers, highlighting their role in promoting road safety and reducing traffic accidents. It categorizes traffic signs into mandatory, cautionary, and informatory signs, each serving specific purposes to facilitate safe road usage. The document emphasizes the necessity of awareness campaigns to mitigate road fatalities in India, which has one of the highest rates of road accidents globally.

1. Gandhinagar Institute of
Technology
Presentation on
TRAFFIC SIGNS
Civil Engineering Department
Presented By :
Raj Shah(140120106104) Submitted to
Prof. Manisha Parmar

3. • INTRODUCTION
• A Traffic sign conveys information, an instruction, or a
warning to drivers.

4. • PURPOSE
• It gives information about the road conditions ahead.
• Segregating heavy, medium and light vehicles on
narrow roads and bridges.
• Informing about the speed limit on curves and other
sensitive junctions.

5. • Promoting road discipline by reminding about
regulations on lane discipline and overtaking.
• Traffic signs notify motorists of regulations, provide
warning to potential hazards on or near the roadway,
and provide needed guidance to destinations.

6. • WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE DOESN’T FOLLOW ?

7. TRAFFIC CONGESTION

8. ACCIDENTS

9. • TYPES OF TRAFFIC SIGNS
• Mandatory Signs.
• Cautionary Signs.
• Informatory Signs.

10. MANDATORY SIGNS
• Ensure free movement of traffic.
• Make the road users cognizant of certain laws and
regulations, restrictions and prohibitions.
• Violation of these signs is an offence, as per law.

12. CAUTIONARY SIGNS
• These signs make the road users conscious of
hazardous conditions on the road beforehand.
• The drivers, accordingly, take necessary actions to
handle the situation.

14. INFORMATORY SIGNS
• These signs guide the road users about destinations,
distance, alternative routes, and prominent locations
like food joints, public toilets, nearby hospitals, etc.

16. • WHY TRAFFIC SIGNS ARE NECESSARY ?

17. • According to a report published by the World Health
Organization (2013), India has the highest number of
road accidental deaths (105,725 people died on the
road) in the world.
• Data accessed by TOI showed nearly 1.5 lakh people
were killed in accidents last year compared to 1.46 lakh
in 2016.
• The government has announced that it will try to reduce
fatalities by 50% in the next three years

18. HOW CAN WE BRING AWARENESS ?
• Distribute booklets and pamphlets in schools &
Colleges.
• Show presentations on road safety and
negative aspects of road accidents.
• Encourage parents to help children learn preventive
measures in real time.
• Celebrate Road Safety week.

19. CONCLUSION

20. • REFRENCES
• http://www.mapsofindia.com/my-
india/government/traffic-signs-and-road-safety
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/410-people-
died-on-indian-roads-every-day-last-year/articleshow
• http://rtogujarat.gov.in/traffic_sign