USING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND Prof SIGNS Prof Sachin Nagayach

The term accident has been defined as an occurrence in the sequence of events which usually produces unintended injury , death or property damage,

Road carry 85% passenger and 70%freight traffic 1,28,000k m State highway 66,590 kms National Highway 470,000 kms major District Roads 2,60,000 kms Village and other Roads Road carry 85% passenger and 70%freight traffic

India no.1 in Road Accidents. India suffers from highest number of deaths around 150000 in absolute terms annually. INDIA:2012 Accidents : 4.97 lakh (1 every minute) Deaths: 1,42,485 (one death every 4 min) Road traffic injuries(RTIs) was 9th leading cause of death in 2004 and expected to be 5th leading cause of death by 2030.

Over Speeding Drunk Driving Using Mobile Phones while Driving Irresponsible Driving Ignoring Safety Precautions Not wearing of helmets and seatbelts Poor road infrastructure &Congested city road.

Driver Pedestrian Passenger Vehicle defects Weather Animals

BY USING Traffic sign and signals Maintaing of Roads. It include maintaing existing roads. Improving road surface. Constructng guards. Rails. Proper signs &widening of roads. There should be good lighting in night. BY USING Traffic sign and signals

In article 2 the convention classes all road signs into a number of categories : Danger warning signs Priority signs Prohibitory or restrictive signs Mandatory signs Information, facilities, or service signs Direction, position, or indication sign Additional panels

Warning signs can indicate any potential hazard, obstacle or condition requiring special attention. Here are the most common warning signs:

Crossroad Sign Y-junction Sign

Narrow Bridge Sign Speed Humps Sign

Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which vehicles should pass intersection points. Here are some common examples of Priority Traffic Signs :

Stop Sign Go Sign

One –way Roadway Signs

Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. Here are some common examples of prohibitory traffic signs:

Speed Limit Sign Mass Limit Sign

Parking Prohibited Sign Stopping Prohibited Sign

Mandatory signs are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory or restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic what it must do, rather than must not do. Here are some common examples of mandatory signs:

Pedestrians Only Sign Taxi Only Sign

Keep Left/Right Sign

Service signs are those that indicates a specific facility Service signs are those that indicates a specific facility by which many can find useful, especially those that can be used for medical purposes, security, and food. Here are some common examples of service signs:

Parking Area Sign Hospital Sign

A direction sign, more fully defined as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group. Here are some common examples of Indication Signs:

3-way Destination w/ Distance Sign

Destination w/ Distance Sign

Go Slow Down Stop

Don’t Walk Walk

Stop traffic approaching from the front. Stop traffic approaching from the rear.

Flag signal to proceed. Flag signal to slow down.

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