DPWH Road Signs and Pavement Markings Review

A comprehensive set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering road sign classifications, signing principles, placement guidelines, and pavement marking standards based on the DPWH training manual.

The official reference used for the design and installation of road signs and pavement markings on national and local roads is the __________.

Highway Safety Design Standards Part II

To be effective, a road sign must fulfill a need, command attention, convey a clear and simple message, command respect, and __________.

give adequate time for proper response

The Signing Principle '5Cs' stands for Conspicuous, Clear, __________, Credible, and Consistent.

Comprehensible

The signing principle __________ means the sign is legible and can be read in ample time.

Clear

Road signs that are used for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic are classified into six types: Regulatory, Warning, Guide/Informative, Signs for Expressways, Signs for Special Purposes, and __________.

Hazard Markers

Regulatory sign size __________ is intended for rural roads with speed limits between $60$ and $70$ kph.

Size B

The __________ sign is a priority sign (R1-1) usually located on the right side facing approaching traffic, no more than $9\,m$ from the edge of the intersecting carriageway.

STOP

The __________ sign (R1-2) is used at intersections to resolve uncertainty regarding which traffic is required to yield.

GIVE WAY

The __________ sign (R3-16) is normally used to supplement double yellow lane markings and forbids passing in designated zones.

PROHIBITION OF OVERTAKING

Unlike warning signs placed in advance, regulatory Pedestrian Crossing signs (R6-8) are placed at the __________ or at the approaches to a zebra crossing.

stop lines

A __________ should not be used when drivers can observe and appreciate a potential hazard ahead under normal conditions.

Warning Sign

The __________ sign (W4-1) is used at approaches to bridges with a width between curbs of $5.5\,m$ or less.

NARROW BRIDGE

The __________ warning sign (W4-3) is used when the median island is more than $300.0\,m$ in length.

DIVIDED ROAD

__________ are Hazard Markers used to delineate abrupt narrowing of pavement or exposed ends of median islands.

One-Way Hazard Markers

__________ (HM-1A/HM-1B) are hazard markers used to guide motorists through a change in horizontal alignment.

Chevron Signs

For Chevron Signs, the minimum lateral offset shall be __________ and they should be installed at $1.5\,m$ above the ground in rural areas.

$$1.8\,m$$

Guide signs should be limited to carrying no more than __________ lines of legends or destination names.

three

The longitudinal placement of signs requires a minimum sign spacing of __________.

$$0.6V\,m$$

__________ lines are longitudinal markings used to separate opposite traffic movements on an undivided roadway.

Separation

A __________ unbroken yellow line is used where overtaking from both directions and all crossing movements are prohibited.

double

__________ lines are used to guide traffic safely past obstructions such as islands, median strips, or bridge piers.

Transition

For an unsignalized zebra-type pedestrian crossing where the speed is $>60\,kph$, the width of the longitudinal bars should be __________.

$$600\,mm$$

In pavement markings, the color __________ is used for 'No Waiting' or 'No Stopping' areas.

Red

A __________ unbroken yellow line is used where overtaking from both directions is prohibited, but crossing movements are permitted.

single