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Common Findings
Shoulder Others, 9.10%
sealing,
13.70%
Road Signs,
40.20%
Roadside
Barriers,
11.20%
Pavement
Markings,
25.80%
ROAD SIGNS
What is a ROAD SIGN?
• Fulfill a need;
• Command attention;
• Convey a clear, simple message;
• Command respect; and,
• Give adequate time for proper response.
Signing Principles (5Cs)
Comprehensible – Understood
3rd C – Can this sign be CLEARLY
understood?
Signing Principles (5Cs)
Comprehensible – Understood
Credible – Believed
4th C – A sign should be CREDIBLE!
Signing Principles (5Cs)
Comprehensible – Understood
Credible – Believed
Sta r
L a u re l
Which are the right signs to obey?
OR O
R
60
Can you read this sign?
Old Standard?
Someone must have used a
different standard manual!
Lack of Maintenance
Non-standard Complex Sign
• Department Order No. 41; Series of 2012
• Subject: Adoption of the Revised Manual on DPWH
Highway Safety Design Standard, May 2012
Edition
• Department Circular No.09 Series of 2004
• Road Safety Manuals and Handbooks
Department Order No. 41, s.
2015
• Adoption of the
Revised Manual on
DPWH Highway Safety
Design Standards,
May 2012 Edtion
Standard Manuals
Disc Type
• Purpose & Application:
Indicates the only
direction(s) the motorist
is obliged to follow
• Location: Normally used
in conjunction with
islands at channelized
intersections Plate Type
PROHIBITIVE OR RESTRICTIVE SIGNS
(R3)
PROHIBITION OF
OVERTAKING (R3-16)
• Purpose & Application: To forbid
overtaking in No Overtaking Zones
• Location:
• Normally used to supplement
double yellow lane marking;
• On narrow bridges and short
sections of 1-lane carriageway
having width less than 5.0 m;
• Also for width less than 5.5 m
if commercial vehicles
constitute more than ⅓ of the
traffic, or if the alignment is
poor
MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS (R6)
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING (R6-8)
Recommended Spacing
• Separation Lines
• Lane Lines
• Barrier Lines
• Edge Lines
• Continuity Lines
• Transition Lines
SEPARATION LINE (CENTER
LINE)
Used to separate
adjacent lanes of
traffic moving in the
same direction.
BARRIER LINES
DOUBLE UNBROKEN
YELLOW LINE-used only
where overtaking from both
directions of the road and all
crossing movements are
prohibited
SINGLE UNBROKEN
YELLOW LINE-used where
overtaking from both
directions of the road are
prohibited, however, crossing
movements are permitted
BARRIER LINES
COMBINATION OF AN
UNBROKEN YELLOW
LINE AND A WHITE
SEPARATION LINE- same
as double unbroken yellow
line for vehicles proceeding
in the direction where the
unbroken yellow line appears
on the right of the markings,
but vehicles on the other
direction are permitted to
cross the line.
EDGE LINES
• Used to delineate the
edge of the travelled way
to distinguish it from the
shoulder area.
Purposes:
• To discourage travel on
shoulders;
• To make driving safer and
more assured, particularly
at night and during
inclement weather by
providing a continuous
guide for the driver;
EDGE LINES
Purposes:
• To act as guide past
objects which are close to
the edge of the pavement
and which constitute a
hazard;
• To prevent parking at or
near intersections.
TRANSITION LINES
• Stop Lines at
• Signalized Intersections
• Isolated “Stop” Signs
• Pedestrian Actuated Signals (mid-block)
• Railway Level Crossings
• Give Way (yield) Line
• Pedestrian Crossing Markings
• Zebra crossing (Unsignalized)
• Crosswalks (Signalized)
• Roundabout Holding Lines
STOP LINE
• Paint Products
• Water Borne
• Thermoplastic
• Cold Applied Plastic
• Pre-cut Sheeting
• Glass Beads
• Drop on / Intermix
• Pre-mixed
COLOR OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS
• Inappropriate Use
• Lack of Maintenance
• Environmental Factors
• Site Conditions
• Traffic Factors
• Inadequate Geometric Design
Environmental condition can affect
the visibility of pavement markings
Problems with blackening of old
markings
What is the Standard ?
Yellow Marking
OR
White Marking
Barrier Markings substandard length
(ineffective)
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