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Traffic Signals and Its Design of Signal Timing

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Traffic Signals and Its Design of Signal Timing

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TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ITS

DESIGN OF SIGNAL TIMING


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INTRODUCTION

Traffic signals play a vital role in the busy modern urban traffic network.
Traffic lights are power-driven traffic control devices that display lights
that instruct traffic to take specific actions.
They can guide vehicles, pedestrians and other traffic participants to
pass in an orderly manner, effectively reducing traffic conflicts and
congestion. Ultimately, it improves the safety of vehicle users and
pedestrians and makes the most efficient use of available road space.

Provide safe and orderly movement: Traffic lights ensure that road users (including vehicles,
T H E R O L E O F T R A F F I C S I G N A L S

pedestrians and cyclists) can pass through intersections safely and in an orderly manner through
clear instructions.

Improve traffic efficiency: Properly set traffic signals can control traffic flow in different directions
and ensure that vehicles and pedestrians can pass in an orderly manner, which helps to reduce
traffic congestion and waiting time.

Reduce the frequency of accidents: Orderly passage can reduce traffic conflict points, thereby
reducing the frequency of traffic accidents.

Reduce overall delays: By optimizing the timing of traffic signals, optimizing the time ratio of
driving on main roads and secondary roads, reducing the waiting time of vehicles at intersections,
and reducing overall traffic delays.
DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Motor vehicle traffic signals
The motor vehicle traffic signal consists of three circular(full ball) units
of red, yellow and green patterns. It has three complete (circular)
faces and indicates that vehicles can pass the relevant stop line
under the instruction of the relevant green face lighting, but it
does not impose any restrictions on direction, etc. Its main
function is to guide the passage of motor vehicles, that is, the red
light indicates prohibition of passage, the green light indicates
permission to pass, and the yellow light indicates slow travel or
warning.
Non-motor vehicle traffic signals(Pedestrian traffic
signals)

Pedestrian signals are traffic signals designed specifically for controlling


pedestrian traffic. Pedestrian facilities should be provided to improve
the safety of pedestrians crossing the road. They are usually installed at
intersections controlled by traffic signals. It provides pedestrians with a
phase at which signals can be issued to take care of the needs of
pedestrians.
SINGLE PHASING

 A “signal phase” is the complete sequence of


green, yellow, and all red indications that give an
action (including going straight, turning left, or
turning right to the east, west, north, or south). Each
of the green, yellow, and all red cycles that make up
a phase is called a “phase interval.” The series of
signal phases that serve all possible movements at
an intersection is a “cycle.” A cycle can consist of as
few as two phases or as many as eight (or more)
phases.
Thank you

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