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Traffic Management & Control Guide

The document discusses various aspects of traffic management including traffic signs, signals, enforcement, engineering, and education. It defines traffic as the movement of persons, goods, and vehicles. Traffic management involves planning, organizing, directing, supervising, and coordinating traffic operations. Traffic signs convey information through words or symbols to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Traffic light signals command traffic to stop or proceed according to a predetermined schedule. Enforcement deters traffic violations through actions like arrests and citations. Engineering applies knowledge of traffic laws and flow to achieve safe and efficient transportation. Education provides training in traffic safety practices.

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Traffic Management & Control Guide

The document discusses various aspects of traffic management including traffic signs, signals, enforcement, engineering, and education. It defines traffic as the movement of persons, goods, and vehicles. Traffic management involves planning, organizing, directing, supervising, and coordinating traffic operations. Traffic signs convey information through words or symbols to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Traffic light signals command traffic to stop or proceed according to a predetermined schedule. Enforcement deters traffic violations through actions like arrests and citations. Engineering applies knowledge of traffic laws and flow to achieve safe and efficient transportation. Education provides training in traffic safety practices.

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TRAFFIC- Refers to the movement of persons, good, and vehicles


either power by animal or animal drove vehicle or by compaction from
one trace to another for the purpose of safe travel.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT- is the executive function such as
planning, organizing, directing, supervising, coordinating, operating,
recording, and budgeting traffic affairs.
TRAFFIC SIGNS – a device mounted on portable support where the
image is convey by means of work or symbol, officially erected or
installed for the purpose of regulated warning or guiding traffic.

FIXED TIME SIGNALS- Traffic control signals by which traffic is


alternately commanded to stop and permitted to proceed in accordance
with a predetermined time schedule.

TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS- A power operated traffic control device


by which traffic is warned and directed to take some specific action.

ENFORCEMENT- the action taken by the police such as arresting,


issuing traffic citation ticket as warning to the erring drivers for the
purpose of deterring and discouraging or preventing such violation.

ENGINEEERING- the science of measuring traffic and travel, the


study of basic laws relative to the traffic flow and generation, and the
application of this knowledge to the professional practice of planning
and operating traffic system to achieve safe and efficient movement of
persons and goods.
EDUCATION- the process of giving training and travel and practices in
the actual application of traffic safety knowledge therefore education is
very important for the drivers

STIMULATED SYSTEM- all signals along the given street always


show the same indication at the same time.

ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM- alternative signal or group signals give


opposite indications to a street at the same time.

SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM- common cycled length is used


of its intersectional, the go indication of given independent in
accordance to the time schedule designed to permit a continuous
movement of vehicles along the street at a design speed.

FLEXIBLE PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM- cycle division and cycle


length vary by using multiple dials of adjusted timing.

TRAFFIC CONTROL- is the control of the movement of people and


goods or existing road network by means of such devices as signals,
signs, and markings in a short term at a capital cost in order to achieve
safety, mobility, good environment and energy conservation.

Apprehension - this is a gain of whole police functions and


responsibilities, requiring the application of the various traffic law
enforcement and designed to;
Adjudication - while this is obviously a court function, the police
provides influence or this step by acting as witness to the prosecution or
supplying additional elements.

Detection- this is whole police responsibility which requires adequate


training and experience all the part of the police to make them more
effective in their enforcement effort while assigned in the field.

Penalization - in this last step the court imposes the penalty upon the
respondent by the weight of the penalty work again be greatly influence
upon presentation of previous criminal records of the respondents by the
police.

Prosecution- while this is a court function the police also provides


corresponding influence through preparation and introduction of
evidence for close liaison prosecution.

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