group b signs presentatns about the different signs and furniture used on roads .pdf

This file highlights the different road furniture used on roads. A CASE STUDY OF UGANDA

1. TRAFFIC SIGNS AND
ROAD
MARKINGS IN KABALE
MUNICIPALITY
PRESENTED BY GROUP B
LECTURER: Assoc. Prof. Moses NduhiraTwesigye-
omwe

2. GROUP MEMBERS
NAME REGISTRATION NUMBER
SSERUWU EMMANUEL 2021 /A/KCE/1721/G/F
ABAASA EDGAR 2021 /A/KCE/3013/G/F
TOOLI JOSEPH BUKONE 2021 /A/KCE/1810/F
AJWANG REBECCA INNOCENT 2022 /A/KCE/0720/F
OWOMUJUNI BETTY 2021 /A/KCE/1837/F
ORISHABA MARK 2022 /A/KCE/0737/F
TURYATUNGA CHRISCENT 2022 /A/KCE/0649/F
MUGISHA IVAN 2022 /A/KCE/0752/F
LETA HILLARY FALEA 2021 /A/KCE/3091/G/F
MUZIGO DENISE 2021 /A/KCE/1846/F
NAKANJAKO CATE 2021 /A/KCE/1862/F

3. INTRODUCTION
•Road safety is one of the most pertinent community issues,
the country at large and globally.
• With 93% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occurring in
low and middle income countries, even though these
countries have approximately 60% of the world’s vehicles it is
estimated that if not curbed, road traffic crashes are
predicted to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030
(WHO).

4. Objectives of Installing Traffic Signs and
Road Markings
Improve safety of road infrastructure
Improve safety and quality of life for all road users
Provide continuity of movement along a route
Reduce conflict between vehicles and other traffic and road
users
Enable pedestrians cross the road safely
Improve capacity of intersection
Warn of hazards
Reduce economic burden of road traffic crashes in Uganda

5. Traffic Signs
They are classified into;
•Regulatory signs
Prohibitory
Mandatory
•Warning signs
•Information signs
•Road markings
•Traffic signals

6. Regulatory Road Signs
•They include all signs which give notice of requirements,
prohibitions or restrictions.
•They may be either mandatory or prohibitory.
•Regulatory signs are basically circular in shape.
•They may be supplemented by plates beneath them
augmenting the message given by the sign.
•The exceptional of this is the STOP sign which is hexagonal.

7. Stop Sign
•Colors:
Border: White retro reflective
Background: Red retro reflective
Legend: White retro reflective
Location: NyerereAvenue
•Meaning
Notification that there is an intersection where it is placed hence stop before entering
the intersection and give way to vehicles on the road that they are approaching
•Position
Positioned on the left hand side of the road and can canbe repeated on the right hand
side for dual carriage road or one way road with more than one lane

8. No Parking
•Colors:
Border: Red retro reflective
Background: White retro reflective
Legend: Black semi matt
•Location: UNRA main offices, Kabale-MbararaRoad
•Meaning
Notification that parking is unauthorized here usually indicating
the parking direction and restriction duration
•Position
Positioned on the road side indicating where parking is unauthorized
placed perpendicular to the road edge or slight angle to it

9. No Entry for Vehicular Traffic
•Colors:
Border: White retro reflective
Background: Red retro reflective
Legend: White retro reflective
•Location: Bank Lane, Kabale-KisoroRoad
•Meaning: Prohibits entry of vehicles from a wrong direction on
a one way track
•Position: At each intersection or near the intersection of a one
way road

10. Speed Limit ( Maximum)
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
Legend: black semi matt
•Location: KabaleKisororoad, KabaleKatunaroad
•Meaning: Notification that this is the maximum speed in the
unity normally used.
•Position: Positioned on the left hand side of the road where
the restriction applies and should be repeated on dual carriage
ways or one way road with two lanes on the right hand side

11. No Entry for Vehicles
Exceeding 5 TonneLaden Load
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white
Legend: Black semi matt
•Location: Bank Lane
•Meaning:
Notification that entry is prohibited for certain vehicle category of road
use (laden mass). vehicles exceeding the mass must not exceed beyond
the sign
•Position
Positioned on the right side of the road and on dual carriage or more lane
roads ways where it has also to be repeated on the left side

12. One-way Sign
•Colors:
Background: blue retro reflective
Legend: white retro refractive
•Location: KabaleMbarararoad
•Meaning
Notification that it is mandatory to drivers must yield right of way to all
road traffic which he is joining
•Position
Positioned on the right hand side of the road to the yield line at a junction
and should be repeated on dual carriage ways or one way road with two
lanes on the left hand side

13. Warning Signs
•These traffic signs indicate a potential hazard, obstacle or
condition requiring special attention.
•They are usually triangular in shape.

14. Carriageway Narrows
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
Legend: black semi matt
•Location: Nyerereroad (Death Valley)
•Meaning: Notification that the road narrows abruptly close to the
bridge
•Position: Positioned on the left hand side of the road in advance to
the warning

15. Crossroads
(Intersection With Minor Road)
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
Location: NyerereRoad at UCC Kabale
•Meaning
Notification that of a junction where road users have priority due to intersection
with a minor road hence must give way if necessary
•Position
Applied where there are no advance warning signs
Positioned on the left side of the road in advance to road section
NB: The priority through route is indicted by a broader line

16. T Junction
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
Legend : black semi matt
•Location: NyerereAvenue, KigongiRoad
•Meaning
Notification that of a junction where road users have priority due to intersection
with a major road hence must give way
•position
Applied where there are no advance warning signs
Positioned on the left side of the road in advance to road intersection

17. Pedestrian Crossing
•Colors:
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
•Location: KabaleMbarararoad near Equity Bank, KabaleKisoroRoad
•Meaning
Warning of marked pedestrian crossing area or section of the road thus
high pedestrian crossing concentration
•Position:
Located on the right hand side of the road in advance to the road crossing
section

18. Humps Ahead
•Colors
Border: blue retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective
•Location: Nyerereroad,
•Meaning
•There are humps ahead so reduce speed and drive carefully
•Position
•Located on either side of the hump are for dual carriage ways and
more lane roads in advance to warning at a certain distance from
the humps

19. Yield Sign/ Give way Sign
•They indicate that the merging drivers must prepare to stop if
necessary to let the driver on a major road proceed.
•Location: Nyerereroad, NyerereAvenue
•Colors
Border: red retro reflective
Background: white retro reflective

20. Steep Ascent
•Colors:
Boarder. Red retro-reflective
Background: white retro-reflective
Legend: black semi_matt
•Position: The sign should be displayed where the gradient is 15
percent or more or where the ascent is nolongerthan 1600m
and the gradient is 10 percent or more.
•Location: Absa Bank along KabaleKisororoad

21. Information Signs
•These inform the road users of place names, road names,
facilities ahead, directions to other places,etc.
•They’re usually have blue or green rectangular plates.

22. Parking Sign
•Colors:
Border: white retro reflective
Background: blue retro reflective
Legend: white retro reflective
•Location: NyerereAvenue and Nyerereroad
•Meaning
Notification that parking is authorized here usually indicating the parking
direction and duration
•Positioned on the road side indicating where parking is authorized
•Location: Nyerereroad, NyerereAvenue, Kigongiroad

23. Advance Direction Road Sign
•Colors:
Border: white
Background: green retro reflective
Legend: white retro reflective
•Location: towards Kabaleroundabout along Kabalekatunaroad
•Meaning
Notification that informs drivers of the road junction ahead indicated by arrows
Text indicates the destination , the route numbers and distance can also beshown
•Position
Positioned on the left hand side of the road
•

24. Other Information Signs

25. Road Markings
•These are paint, other materials applied to the road surface
for the purpose of guiding, warning, directing or regulating
traffic.
• They can be used on their own or in combination with
other traffic signs.
• They can be longitudinal, transverse, arrow markings,
obliqeparallels, word markings, etc.

26. Dotted Lines
•They warn about route variation(s) ahead.

27. Zebra Crossing
•This indicates that stop for pedestrians to pass through for
their safety while using the road.
•Location: NyerereAvenue, KigongiRoad

28. Checkerboard Crosswalks
•These are also meant for pedestrian crossing and serve the
same purpose as zebra crossings.
•Location: NyerereAvenue

29. Arrow Markings
•This indicates compulsory traffic movements at a junction
ahead.
•These may apply to a specific traffic lane or to all traffic
approaching the junction.
•Location: KigongiRoad

30. Parking Bays
•Parking bays line indicate that the vehicle should be parked between the
lines
•They are usually 100 millimeter wide white lines with the conjunction
varying whether they are parallel or angled parking.
•The minimum line marking of a parking bay is 600 mm line extending
from the outer limit of the parking bay towards the kerb.
•The recommended dimensions of a parking bay is 5-6 m by 2.5 meters
•Location: Kigongiroad, NyerereAvenue, Nyerereroad

31. Stop Lines
•They indicate that the driver should stop the vehicle behind
the line whenever required.
•Location: Little Ritz

32. Conclusions and Recommendations
•KabaleMunicipality roads have the appropriate road signs and
markings in every critical points of any road. However, some
signs were invisible due to erased colors which interrupted our
learning.
•More sensitization on road user behavior should be done by the
concerned authority.
•Deteriorating road signs and markings should be
repaired/replaced.