.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
Parking Bay Symbols
Legal Requirement
Road Marking
Cautionary/warning signs List.
LIST OF FACILITY INFORMATION SIGNS List
2. .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
๏ Parking Bay Symbols
๏ Legal Requirement
๏ Road Marking
๏ Cautionary/warning signs List.
๏ LIST OF FACILITY INFORMATION SIGNS List
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3. ๏ 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
4. ๏Road signs, which have the backing of law
in India, are incorporated in the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988.
๏ Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has covered all
the signs warranted by different traffic
situations.
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5. ๏The purpose of road signs is to promote
road safety and 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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6. The three main Types of traffic signs are: W-R-I
Warning Sign (W) Regulatory Sign (R) Informatory(I).
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Regulatory Signs.
/Mandatory Sign
what they must do
And 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 find
their way to their
destination.
8. ๏ 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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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.
47. ๏ 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
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It should be visible to the drivers both
during approach and while making the
turn (with minimum clear visibility
distance). This design principle may
also be used for signs indicating street
names in urban areas, which may be
designed for the font height of 30 mm
to 50 mm.
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Road Marking
This 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 Marking
These 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 118 :Road use regulation made under section 118 Motor vehicles
act under 1988.
2.Section 122:Leaving Vehicle in dangerous position, like to cause danger,
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 Curve
2) Right Hand Curve
3) Right Hairpin Bend
4) Left Hairpin Bend
5) Right Reverse Bend
6) Left Reverse Bend
7) Series of Bend
8) Degree Loop
9) Side Road Right
10) Side Road Left
11) Y-intersection
12) Cross Road
13) Roundabout
14) Traffic Signals
15) T-intersection
16) T-intersection Major Road Ahead
17) Major Road Ahead
18) Staggered Intersection
19) Merging Traffic Ahead (From Left)
20) Merging Traffic Ahead (From Right)
21) Narrow Road Ahead
22) Road Widens
23) Narrow Bridge Ahead
24) Steep Ascent
25) Steep Descent
26) Reduced Carriageway (Left Lane(s) Reduced)
27) Reduced Carriageway (Right Lane(s) Reduced)
28) Start of Dual Carriageway
29) End of Dual Carriageway
30) Gap in Median
31) Pedestrian Crossing
32) School Ahead
33) Built-up Area
34) Two Way Operation
35) Two Way Traffic on Cross Road Ahead Warning
36) Lane Closed (Two Lane Carriageway)
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1) Eating Peace
2) Light Refreshment
3) Resting Peace
4) First Aid Post
5) Toilet
6) Filling Station(Fuel Pump)
7) Hospital
8) Public Telephone
9) U-TurnAhead
10) Pedestrian Subway
11) Foot Over Bridge
12) Chair Lift
13) Police Station
14) Picnic Site
15) Repair Facility
16) Railway Station/Metro Station/Monorail
17) Industrial Area
18) Cycle Rickshaw Stand
19) Taxi Stand
20) Auto Rickshaw Stand
21) Home Zone
22) Camp Site
23) Airport
24) Golf Course
25) National Heritage
26) No Through Road
27) No Through Side Road
28) Toll Road Ahead
29) Guide Sign on Toll Lane Portai
30) Country Border
31) Entry Ramp far Expressway
32) Exit Ramp for Expressway
33) Expressway Symbol
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