Objectives of Safe Design Parking adjacent to barriers Auxiliary lanes should be at least 3 m [10 ft]

1st Aim Safe Road/Intersection Needs 3m for moving traffic between wide and desirably should equal that of the
2nd Aim A Forgiving Roadside parked vehicle and barrier line for single through lanes
lane traffic
DO No. 41 S2012 Adoption of the Revised Roundabout is an intersection with a central
Manual on DPWH Highway Safety Design 40 kph speed limit may also be appropriate on island around which traffic must travel
Standards roads where there are no footpaths and counterclockwise and in which entering traffic
pedestrians are required to walk on the road. must yield to circulating traffic.
SAFETY PLANNING?
Intersection is defined as the general area Rotaries are characterized by large diameter
Improve the safety where two or more highways join or cross, (often in excess of 100 m [300 ft]) and travel
performance of roadways including the roadway and roadside facilities for speeds within the circulatory roadway that
through engineering design and traffic movements within the area. exceed 50 km/h [30 mph].
traffic operations;
Change roadway user It is recommended that an intersection have no Signalized traffic circles are old-style circular
behaviour through traffic law more than four legs. intersections in which traffic signals are used to
enforcement and education control one or more entry-circulating points
programs; and The simplest application of this principle on an
Enhance emergency response intersection with five approach legs is to realign Neighborhood traffic circles are typically built
as it relates to all public roads. the diagonal leg to join an adjacent leg at at the intersections of local streets for traffic
sufficient distance from the main intersection calming and/or aesthetics
Local Government Units (LGUs) responsible
for zoning of their respective jurisdictions INTERSECTION Clear Zone
(MPDO, CPDO & PPDO). 3-LEG 9 conflicts It is a distance which provides a balance
4-LEG 32 conflicts between recovery area for every errant vehicle
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Roundabout 8 conflicts
(HLURB) approval of final land use and zoning Channelization is the separation or regulation
plans submitted by the LGUs. Unsignalized Intersections of conflicting traffic movements into definite
Capacity is dependant on the ability of traffic paths of travel by traffic islands or pavement
Road Network is defined as a hierarchy in terms from a side road to find gaps in the priority marking to facilitate the orderly movements of
of road types and the major function it will traffic flow, either to cross or to join that both vehicles and pedestrians.
serve stream
The Road Works Safety Manual is to be:
DPWH D.O. No. 58 series of 2010 Signalized Intersections - used by roadworks engineers and
- Public Transport Intersection layout, number of lanes, phasing supervisors in the planning or
and cycle time have an impact on the capacity undertaking of works
Parking near intersections of a signalized intersection.
Parallel parking (6m both approach)
Angle parking (12m approach side, 9m
on exit side
Five communication principles (Cs) for good 4.. Work Area: Temporary Hazard markers should be installed
signage and markings: Area set aside for workers, equipment and approximately 1.0 m clear of the edge of the
material storage. remaining trafficable width of road and with the
CONSPICUOUS the sign has to be seen. 5. Termination Area: chevrons pointing to the side to which traffic
CLEAR needs to be legible (size and color of Allows the traffic to resume to normal driving must pass.
litters and symbols). conditions. Erect Termination Signs to indicate
COMPREHENSIBLE needs to be understood normal traffic conditions have resumed. Traffic Cones or Temporary Bollards are used
(concise - too many words may prevent to 6. Adjacent Clearance Area for Workers: to indicate the path that traffic should follow
convey the whole message being read). Provides a safety buffer immediately beside the past or around the worksite - delineation of
CREDIBLE the message has to be believable - work area. Erect devices to prohibit traffic from tapers, merges, lane separation etc
otherwise drivers will tend to ignore it. entering
CONSISTENT similar traffic situations should Safety barriers may be used for the separation
use standard signs that are consistent with the Low Speed Road of traffic and the protection of workers in high
Manual. Traffic approach speed is less than 60 kph speed areas

SIGNAGE High Speed Road ROAD SIGN

Rural = 1.5 m above the level of the roadway Traffic approach speed is between 60 kph and It is a device mounted on a fixed
Urban = 2.2 m above the level of the roadway 80 kph support (permanent signs) or portable
support (temporary signs) whereby a
When signs are erected on portable supports or Very High Speed Road specific message is conveyed by means
stands, the mounting height of the lower edge Traffic approach speed is greater than 80 kph of words or symbols placed or erected
of the sign should be a minimum of 200 mm. for the purpose of regulating, warning
Low Volume Road or guiding traffic.
installed approximately 1.0 m offset from the Less than 1,500 vehicles per day
edge of the road or from the remaining width of Department Order No. 41; Series of 2012
roadway used by traffic. High Volume Road Subject: Adoption of the
1,500 or more vehicles per day Revised Manual on DPWH
Components of a Typical Roadwork Site: Highway Safety Design
1. Advance Warning Area: Approach Clearance Area for Workers: Standard, May 2012 Edition
Tells the driver what to expect ahead. Erect Provides a safety buffer immediately before the
Advance Warning Signs work area 20 to 30 meters long. Department Circular No.09 Series of 2004
2. Transition Area: Road Safety Manuals and
Moves traffic out of its normal path. Erect Adjacent Clearance Area for workers: Provides Handbooks
devices to form the taper. a safety buffer immediately beside the work
3. Approach Clearance Area for Workers: area generally 1.2 meters wide. Regulatory signs control, command, prohibit
Provides a safety buffer immediately in advance and reserve mostly circular
of the work area. Erect devices to prohibit Termination Area The section of the highway
approaching traffic. where road users are returned to their normal Warning signs alert drivers to danger mostly
driving path. triangular
Guidance signs inform drivers how to find SINGLE UNBROKEN YELLOW LINE-used where
their way mostly rectangular overtaking from both directions of the road are
prohibited, however, crossing movements are
Children Crossing Warning Sign (W6-2) permitted
- Used to warn motorist of the presence
of school children
- Installed at least 75.0m from marked TRANSITION LINES Used to guide traffic safely
pedestrian crossing (rural area) past obstructions on roadways such as islands,
median strips, bridge piers or indicate changes
WARNING SIGNS in the width of the travelled portion of the
used to warn motorists of potentially roadway and an increase or reduction in traffic
hazardous conditions on or adjacent to lanes.
the road.
should not be used when drivers can EDGE LINES Used to delineate the edge of the
observe and appreciate the potential travelled way to distinguish it from the shoulder
hazard ahead under normal conditions. area

HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT SIGNS Used in

advance of a substandard curve or a curve that
may not be evident to the motorist in the
course of his travel along a reasonable straight
section of the road;

Hazard Markers Used to emphasize a marked

change in the direction of travel and the
presence of obstruction;

GUIDE SIGNS Inform road users about the

direction and distances of destinations on the
route they are following or along other roads
that intersect their route.

Warning Sign
30 100 meters in advance (urban)
5 225 meters in advance (rural)

DOUBLE UNBROKEN YELLOW LINE-used only

where overtaking from both directions of the
road and all crossing movements are prohibited