RAYAT & BAHRA UNIVERSITY
SAHAURAN
Project on: TRAFFIC RULES
&
SIGNALS
Submitted to: MS SAMREEN
SEKHON
BRAR
Submitted by: ABHIMANYU
CHHABRA
ANUVRAT KALIA
AYUSH
MAHAJAN
BALPREEET
KAUR
HARSHDEE
P KAUR
SAMRIDHI
GUPTA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We take this opportunity to
express our profound gratitude
and deep regards to our guide
Professor Ms Samreen Sekhon
Brar for her exemplary guidance,
monitoring and constant
encouragement throughout the
course of this project. The
blessing, help and guidance given
by her time to time shall carry us a
long way in the journey of life on
which we are about to embark.
INTRODUCTION :
At the beginning when the
number of vehicle was very low
on the roads of our country
there were no serious needs for
traffic rules and regulations.
But as and when mass
production of vehicles begun
and the roads flooded with
different kind and class of
vehicles the Government felt
the need for a system to
control the vehicular traffic. In
the year 1914 the first
legislation as "Indian Motor
Vehicle Act 1914" was passed
in our country to regulate the
motor vehicles and as well as
other road users. Since then
the traffic pressure on the
roads of our country multiply
several times and at the same
time to control the
unprecedented growth in the
number of motor vehicles, the
first Motor Vehicle Act 1914
which was in later years known
as "The motor Vehicle Act
1988" was amended and
revised several times by the
Government of India. Traffic
rules and regulations are
devised to assure the smooth
flowing of motor vehicles in the
road. Moreover, traffic rules
and regulation are not only for
the driver of the vehicles but at
the same times these rules are
meant for the pedestrians,
cyclist, motor-cyclist and other
road users. The thorough
knowledge of traffic
rules/regulations, traffic signs
and markings are very essential
for the drivers and road users.
The proper knowledge of these
rules can reduce the number of
accident and thus can establish
a healthy and organized traffic
system in our country.
TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS :
The traffic lights at the road
intersections are very
important device for the
pedestrians and driver's .It
controls the traffic very
effectively. We should follow
these signals at all time.
A RED light means that
you must come to a full stop
behind the stop line.
Remember, the crossing of stop
line is an offence. You have to
remain there until the light
turns green.
The AMBER (yellow) color
light means CAUTION. When
the amber light turns on it
gives you a signal to be ready
for the go.
A GREEN light means GO
through the intersection
carefully and slowly.
A flashing RED light
means you must come to a full
stop and may proceed only
when the road is safe and clear.
DRIVERS HAND SIGNALS
Though, today's motor vehicles
has inbuilt indicators for
showing the direction in which
you want to go, driver like to
use his hand to give a signal to
other road users. By using your
hand signals you can tell the
other drivers and the road
users more effectively about
your intentions like slow down,
turn and allowing of overtaking.
Signal for left turn.
Signal for right
turn.
Signal for stopping.
Signal for slowing
down.
Signal for allowing
overtaking.
TRAFFIC SYMBOLS:
No U-Turn Sign
No Left Turn Sign
No Right-Turn Sign
International No Parking
Sign
School Crossing Sign
NO Truck Sign
No Pedestrain Crossing
Sign
Deer Crossing Sign
Two-way Street Crossing
Sign
Left Curve Ahead Sign
Right Curve Ahead Sign
Stop Ahead Sign
Right Turn Ahead Sign
Men At Work Sign
Left Turn Ahead Sign
Bicycle Crossing Sign
Left Lane Ends Sign
ROAD MARKINGS
Road markings or lines on the
road indicate a number of
meanings to the drivers. The
road markings are white and
yellow color and each type of
markings or line has a special
meaning. Disobey the
meanings of these markings is
an offence and for this act you
may be prosecuted by the
traffic police. Therefore, the
basic knowledge of these road
markings is essential for all the
road users.
Road markings across the
road
This is called a STOP
LINE. Stop Line painted before
the edge of the road
intersection and it meant
whenever the traffic is
expected to stop, you should
have to stop your vehicle just
before the stop line. The
jumping or crossing of the stop
line is an offence.
The alternate black
and white lines painted across
the road are called zebracrossing or PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING. This is the place
through which pedestrians used
to cross the road. Be careful
and stop your vehicle before
such pedestrian crossing
whenever necessary.
These parallel broken
white lines are called GIVE
WAY LINE and it meant that
you have to give way to
oncoming traffic on major road
ahead of you.
Road Markings along the
road
This continuous white
line is called BARRIER LINE. It
indicates that driver should not
overtake in this area.
These broken white
lines separate a road in to a
two lane road. These lines
generally used as centre line in
two-way roads. It is very
essential for traffic safety.
These broken white
lines are called lane
separators. It is used as lane
markings in a road on same
direction.
This type of
continuous parallel two white
lines means that driver is not
permitted to overtaking.
A continuous yellow
color line at the edge of road
indicates that no vehicle will be
allowed to park on the side of
the road.
A broken white line if
changing in to a solid
continuous white line it
indicates that no lane changing
will allow till the continuous
white line becomes a broken
line again.
HAND SIGNALS OF TRAFFIC
POLICE
To stop vehicles
coming from front side.
To stop vehicles
coming from behind.
To allow vehicles
coming from the right side.
To allow vehicles
coming from the left
To stop vehicles
approaching simultaneously
from behind and front side.
To stop vehicles
approaching form right and
left side.
To Give VIP Salute
Warning signal of
closing all traffic
To start vehicles on
T-point
Delhi roads Indias most
dangerous
NEW DELHI: About 40 busloads
of citizens die on the capital's
roads every year but the
deaths do not shock anyone
and governments over the
years have done little to stop it.
In the six years from 2008 to
2013, more than 12,300 people
died in road accidents here.
Last year alone, there were
1,820 deaths.
An assessment of road
accidents done by Centre for
Science and Environment (CSE)
reveals that not only does Delhi
have the most dangerous roads
in the country but pedestrians
and bikers are at the greatest
risk on them. On average, five
persons die in road accidents
every day, and four of them are
either pedestrians or twowheeler riders.
The traffic police have
identified 128 accident
hotspots places where three
or more fatal accidents or 10
accidents have occurred in a
year and the CSE
assessment shows that
northwest and southwest Delhi
have most such spots. Taken
design-wise, signal-free arterial
roads are the most dangerous.
Ironically, roads that have
received the maximum
government attention and
resources for widening and
signal-free movement have the
highest accident rates.
BIBLOGRAPHY
http://www.safetysign
.com/road-symbolsigns
http://assamtransport
.gov.in/traffifrandg.ht
m
https://en.wikipedia.o
rg/wiki/Traffic_light
http://timesofindia.in
diatimes.com/city/del
hi/Delhi-roads-Indiasmostdangerous/articlesho
w/37107932.cms
