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Module 18 - Traffic Direction and Control

Traffic officers from organizations like the PNP-HPG and MMDA direct traffic at intersections and congested areas. They use standardized hand signals, whistles, and flags to indicate to drivers and pedestrians when and where they can proceed. Common signals include extending the arm with palm facing outwards to stop traffic, or beckoning with the arm to proceed. At night, flashlight signals and whistles supplement the hand gestures. Proper traffic direction aims to orderly and safely manage vehicle and pedestrian flow.

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Module 18 - Traffic Direction and Control

Traffic officers from organizations like the PNP-HPG and MMDA direct traffic at intersections and congested areas. They use standardized hand signals, whistles, and flags to indicate to drivers and pedestrians when and where they can proceed. Common signals include extending the arm with palm facing outwards to stop traffic, or beckoning with the arm to proceed. At night, flashlight signals and whistles supplement the hand gestures. Proper traffic direction aims to orderly and safely manage vehicle and pedestrian flow.

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Module 18- TRAFFIC DIRECTION AND CONTROL

Intersection Defined. As applied to a street or highway means the space


occupied by two streets at the point where they cross each other.

Police Traffic Direction. It is defined as telling drivers and pedestrians when,


how and where they may or may not move or stand at a particular place, especially
during emergencies or period of congestion.

A. Who are tasked to direct and guide traffic? In the Philippines, traffic officers are
usually deputized by the Land Transportation Office who normally comes from:
1. the PNP-HPG,
2. police auxiliaries,
3. MMDA Traffic Management Section, and
4. in some places, volunteers coming from barangay security forces and other
civic organizations

B. Directing and Guiding Traffic.


1. You are expected to indicate to the road users how, when, and where they may
move.
2. To do this, use a type of sign language which shall be clearly understandable to
all persons you will be directing.
3. Traffic Direction Officers must use uniform gestures and signals.
4. When directing traffic, you first want drivers and pedestrians to recognize that
you are the officer who will tell them what to do.
5. Normally, this is in the center of the intersection. Stand as though you mean
business. Stand straight with your weigh equally distributed to each foot.
6. When you are not signaling, let your hands fall at your sides. When you
authorize vehicles to move, do not face them. Stand so that your side is toward
the oncoming vehicle.

C. Suggested Methods of Directing and Guiding Traffic.

1. Use hand signals to designate decisions to motorists and pedestrians.


2. Supplement the arm/hand signals with a whistle:
a) one long blow to STOP.
b) two short snappy blasts for GO.
c) three blasts to be used for assistance.
1. If two or more officers are assigned in one intersection, only one makes the
decision, while the other take theirs from him.
2. To stop a moving lane, point at the car you intend to stop and give the driver the
opportunity to stop
3. The hand signal should be made with the arm extended and the palm facing the
person or vehicle to be stopped.
D. Night Control of Traffic.
1. When light is sufficient, work as in day time.
2. If light is not sufficient, use flashlight by:
a) To STOP, direct the flashlight in line of the vision and move back and forth.
b) To START, use the same motion as in daylight except with flashlight.
c) Supplement the actions with whistle.

E. Hand Signals. The signals may be modified also by the traffic direction officer as it
deemed necessary so that motorists may clearly understand the decision of the
traffic officer especially during night time. In addition to hand signals and blowing of
the whistles, flags with varying colors (usually red and green) are used to
supplement the signaling.

Fig. 1 fig. 2 fig. 3 fig. 4 fig. 5

fig. 6 fig. 7 fig. 8 fig. 9 fig. 10

1. This is the most common traffic hand signal. It aims to stop vehicles coming from
front.
2. This traffic hand signal aims to stop vehicles approaching simultaneously from
front and behind.
3. This traffic hand signal aims to allow vehicles coming from right and and turning
right by stopping traffic approaching from the left.
4. This traffic hand signal aims to beckon the vehicles approaching from right
(vehicles from the right must go forward).
5. This traffic hand signal aims to beckon the vehicles approaching from left
(vehicles from left must go forward).
6. This traffic hand signal aims to stop vehicles approaching from left and waiting to
turn right.
7. This traffic hand signal aims to stop vehicles approaching from behind.
8. This traffic hand signal aims to stop vehicles approaching from right to allow
vehicles from the left to turn right.
9. This traffic hand signal aims to close or stop all vehicles (all directions).
10. This traffic hand signal aims to beckon vehicles from front (vehicles from front
must go forward).

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