An Introduction To The Use Of Portable Vehicular Signals

Second Edition

Author:
Department for Transport (DfT)
Publisher:
TSO (The Stationery Office)
Price: £9.99

An Introduction to the use of portable Vehicular Signals is for those with specific responsibility for portable vehicular signals at street works and road works. It provides a succinct introduction to the material found in Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual and to Safety at Street Works and Road Works: A Code of Practice.

This latest version has been improved by including two updated TALs and features a spiral binding for ease of use in the field. It explains the objectives behind the workings regarding the safe and efficient use of vehicle actuated traffic signs.

Key features:

  • This booklet is spiral bound along the top edge and the cover is laminated for ease of use at road works sites

  • Explanation of the road works signalling system: signal heads, cabling, radio control and energy sources

  • How and where to set up portable vehicular signals, such as 'WAIT HERE' and 'RAMP' signs

  • Vehicle actuation controller operation, including the use of MVDs (Microwave Vehicle Detectors)

  • Equipment checklist, trouble-shooting guide and where to look for further advice

  • In addition to the core content, this latest impression includes two DfT Transport Advisory Leaflets (TALs), both updated in December 2015:

    • Portable Traffic Signals for the Control of Vehicular Traffic

    • Signal-controlled Pedestrian Facilities at Portable Traffic Signals

Extent 42 pages ISBN 9780115534638
Size A5 Price £9.99
Format Paperback, Spiral-bound Published 29 Feb 2016
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