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Traffic Management Fundamentals Overview

This document provides an overview of Module 2 on traffic management. It discusses fundamentals of traffic management and defines key terms. Lesson 1 will cover fundamentals of traffic management while Lessons 2 and 3 will discuss the pillars of traffic and traffic safety and education. Specifically, it defines terms related to types of roads like arterial highways, collector highways, and build up areas. It also defines terms for vehicles like articulated vehicles and parts of the road like carriageway. The definitions are based on the United Nations Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways standards.

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Traffic Management Fundamentals Overview

This document provides an overview of Module 2 on traffic management. It discusses fundamentals of traffic management and defines key terms. Lesson 1 will cover fundamentals of traffic management while Lessons 2 and 3 will discuss the pillars of traffic and traffic safety and education. Specifically, it defines terms related to types of roads like arterial highways, collector highways, and build up areas. It also defines terms for vehicles like articulated vehicles and parts of the road like carriageway. The definitions are based on the United Nations Vienna Convention on Road Traffic and Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways standards.

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MODULE 2

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Overview

This module presents the various endeavors of the government for a systematic
traffic management. Further, it discusses the different areas of traffic management as
well as the roles of government and non-government agencies responsible for traffic
management. To understand better this module it is divided into:

LESSON 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

LESSON 2. THE PILLARS OF TRAFFIC

LESSON3. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND EDUCATION


LESSON 2.1

FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Concept

Traffic Management is best understood by understanding the following commonly used


words and terminologies. Some of these are defined according to their “operational
definitions” and some are defined based on their general definitions.
However, most of these terminologies are defined based on Chapter 1, Article1 of the
United Nations Vienna Convention on Road Traffic UN-VVRT)in [Link] definitions
of the UN are also adopted by the Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)
on their “Highway Safety Designed Standards” published 2012.

ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS / ROADS. These are high-capacity urban roads that direct
traffic from collector roads to express ways or freeways. It is also refers to highway tht
is used primarily through traffic.

ARTICULATED VEHICLE. Shall mean any motor vehicle with a trailer having no
frontaxle and so attached that part of the trailer rest upon the motor vehicle and a
substantial part of the weight of the trailer and of its load is borne by the motor vehicle.
Such trailer shall be called as “semi-trailer”.

BUILD UP AREA. It refers to the area with entries and exits especially sign posted as
such or otherwise defined in domestic legislation.(UN-VCRT, 1968)

CARRIAGE WAY. It means the part of the road normally used by vehicular traffic
(UN-VCRT, 1968). It is also known as roadway.

COLLECTOR HIGHWAY. It is known as collector road o distributor road which


connects low-to-moderate highways or roads to arterial highways such as those
entering residential properties. It is also refers as highway that serves primarily to the
funnel traffic from one local highway to another or between arterials and local
highways.

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