Traffic signs manual: Chapter 5

1 171_Traffic signs Ch5_Cover / sig1 / plateAwww. signs manual Chapter 52003 road Markings is the official definitive guidance on the correct use ofthe various road markings prescribed in the Traffic signs 5 Cover 23/10/03 9:25 Page 1171_Traffic signs Ch5_Cover / sig1 / plateBChap 5 Cover 23/10/03 9:25 Page 2171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 1 / Plate A 171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 1 / Plate A Department for TransportDepartment for Regional Development (Northern Ireland)Scottish ExecutiveWelsh Assembly GovernmentLondon: TSOC hapter 5 road MarkingsTraf ficSignsManualForeword , 13:171 Department for TransportDepartment for Regional Development (Northern Ireland)Scottish ExecutiveWelsh Assembly GovernmentLondon: TSOC hapter 5 road MarkingsTraf ficSignsManualForeword , 13:171171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig.

2 1 / Plate B 171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 1 / Plate B Traffic signs manual 2003 Chapter 1 Introduction, Miscellaneous Matters and General Index * Chapter 2 Directional Informatory signs on Motorways and All-Purpose Roads * Chapter 3 Regulatory SignsCHAPTER 4 Warning SignsCHAPTER 5 road MarkingsCHAPTER 6 Illumination of Traffic signs * Chapter 7 The Design of Traffic SignsCHAPTER 8 Traffic Safety Measures and signs for road Works and Temporary Situations* To be publishedPublished for the Department for Transport under licence from theOffice of Public Sector Information Crown copyright 2003 Copyright in the typographical arrangements rests with the publication, (excluding logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium forresearch, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation.

3 This is subject to it beingreproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged asCrown copyright and the title of the publication any other use of this material, please write to the Office of Public Sector Information,ISBN - 978 0 11 552479 0 Contents of Chapters 1-8 Foreword , 13:172 Printed in Great Britain using material containing 55% post-consumer waste,20% post-industrial waste and 25% ECF pulp. impression 200e-mail: signs manual 2003 Chapter 1 Introduction, Miscellaneous Matters and General Index * Chapter 2 Directional Informatory signs on Motorways and All-Purpose Roads * Chapter 3 Regulatory SignsCHAPTER 4 Warning SignsCHAPTER 5 road MarkingsCHAPTER 6 Illumination of Traffic signs * Chapter 7 The Design of Traffic SignsCHAPTER 8 Traffic Safety Measures and signs for road Works and Temporary Situations* To be publishedPublished for the Department for Transport under licence from theOffice of Public Sector Information Crown copyright 2003 Copyright in the typographical arrangements rests with the publication, (excluding logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium forresearch, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation.

4 This is subject to it beingreproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged asCrown copyright and the title of the publication any other use of this material, please write to the Office of Public Sector Information,ISBN - 978 0 11 552479 0 Contents of Chapters 1-8 Foreword , 13:172 Printed in Great Britain using material containing 55% post-consumer waste,20% post-industrial waste and 25% ECF pulp. impression 200e-mail: signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 2 / Plate A 171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 2 / Plate A 3 Traffic signs AND GIVE WAY WHITE / MINOR CONTROLLED JUNCTIONS6210. GRADE SEPARATED JUNCTIONS6611. YELLOW BAR MARKINGS7312. YELLOW BOX JUNCTION MARKINGS7613. ARROWS AND LANE DESTINATIONS8014. Traffic ISLANDS8615. PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS88 CONTENTSC hapter 5 Contents , 12:2433 Traffic signs AND GIVE WAY WHITE / MINOR CONTROLLED JUNCTIONS6210.

5 GRADE SEPARATED JUNCTIONS6611. YELLOW BAR MARKINGS7312. YELLOW BOX JUNCTION MARKINGS7613. ARROWS AND LANE DESTINATIONS8014. Traffic ISLANDS8615. PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS88 CONTENTSC hapter 5 Contents , 12:243171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 2 / Plate B 171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 2 / Plate B 4 CONTENTS16. CYCLE MARKINGS9517. BUS MARKINGS10218. TRAM MARKINGS10819. RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSINGS11320. WAITING RESTRICTIONS11621. Traffic CALMING12522. WORDED AND DIAGRAMMATIC MARKINGS13123. MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE142 APPENDIX A: Northern Ireland variations146 APPENDIX B: Index of diagrams148 INDEX151 Contents , 12:2444 CONTENTS16. CYCLE MARKINGS9517. BUS MARKINGS10218. TRAM MARKINGS10819. RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSINGS11320. WAITING RESTRICTIONS11621. Traffic CALMING12522.

6 WORDED AND DIAGRAMMATIC MARKINGS13123. MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE142 APPENDIX A: Northern Ireland variations146 APPENDIX B: Index of diagrams148 INDEX151 Contents , 12:244171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 3 / Plate A 171_Traffic signs Ch5_NEW Text / Sig: 3 / Plate A 51 The Traffic signs manual is intended to giveadvice to Traffic authorities and their agents on thecorrect use of signs and road markings. Mandatoryrequirements are set out in the current version of theTraffic signs Regulations and General Directions;nothing in the manual can override these. The adviceis given to assist authorities in the discharge of theirduties under section 122 of the road TrafficRegulation Act 1984, but it is for Traffic authorities todetermine what signing they consider necessary tomeet those The Traffic signs manual is applicable inEngland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and to the Secretary of State shouldtherefore be interpreted as referring to the Secretaryof State for Transport, the Department for RegionalDevelopment (Northern Ireland), the ScottishExecutive or the Welsh Assembly Government This Chapter of the manual describes the designand use of road markings (including road studs), on the surface of the road for the control,warning, guidance or information of road markings may be used to supplement uprightsigns.

7 Others are intended to be used Any reference to a Chapter is a reference to aChapter of the Traffic signs manual , Chapter 3for regulatory signs or Chapter 4 for warning signsand any reference to a section , unless otherwisestated, is a reference to a section in this Chapter ofthe manual . Where more detailed backgroundinformation might be helpful, reference is made toDepartmental Standards and Advice Notes. These canbe found in the Design manual for Roads andBridges, published by the Stationery Any reference to the Regulations or theDirections is a reference to the Traffic SignsRegulations and General Directions 2002 andapplicable to England, Scotland and to a diagram number is a reference to adiagram in those Regulations. In Northern Ireland therelevant legislation is the Traffic signs Regulations(Northern Ireland) 1997.

8 Diagram and regulationnumbering occasionally differs in the NorthernIreland Regulations (see Appendix A). References toDirections are not applicable in Northern Ireland;where these are referred to, advice should be soughtfrom the Department for Regional Development'sRoads Service OF road road markings serve a very important function inconveying to road users information andrequirements which might not be possible usingupright signs . They have the advantage that they canoften be seen when a verge-mounted sign isobscured, and, unlike such signs , they can provide acontinuing road markings have their limitations. They maybe completely obliterated by snow. Their conspicuityis impaired when wet or dirty, and their effective lifeis reduced if they are subjected to heavy Nevertheless, road markings make a vitalcontribution to safety, by clearly defining thepath to be followed through hazards, by separatingconflicting movements and by delineating the roadedge on unlit roads at night.

9 They can also help toimprove junction capacity, and make best use ofavailable road space. In particular, widespread use oflane markings is desirable; by encouraging lanediscipline they improve the safety and efficiency oftraffic flow. Longitudinal lines should be designed toensure a flowing alignment, avoiding suddenchanges of direction or sharp tapers of inadequatelength. road marking layout should always beconsidered in detail at the design stage of Because of the oblique angle at which they areviewed, road markings appear heavily effect is countered in the case of wordedmarkings, SLOW, by elongating the legend (seeparas to ). Two sizes are prescribed; thelarger marking is legible at a greater distance and isused where Traffic speeds are higher. Similarly,longitudinal lines need to be wider and longer wherespeeds are high, in order to maintain 01 , 12:25551 The Traffic signs manual is intended to giveadvice to Traffic authorities and their agents on thecorrect use of signs and road markings.

10 Mandatoryrequirements are set out in the current version of theTraffic signs Regulations and General Directions;nothing in the manual can override these. The adviceis given to assist authorities in the discharge of theirduties under section 122 of the road TrafficRegulation Act 1984, but it is for Traffic authorities todetermine what signing they consider necessary tomeet those The Traffic signs manual is applicable inEngland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and to the Secretary of State shouldtherefore be interpreted as referring to the Secretaryof State for Transport, the Department for RegionalDevelopment (Northern Ireland), the ScottishExecutive or the Welsh Assembly Government This Chapter of the manual describes the designand use of road markings (including road studs), on the surface of the road for the control,warning, guidance or information of road markings may be used to supplement uprightsigns.