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For the protection and avoidance of accidents, road signs and road markings are established for motorists to observe. The general public is recommended to pay close attention to signs in order to be safe. The purpose of the road signs and road markings are to protect your safety while driving. To ensure your safety, all you have to do is think about them and obey the signs at all times.
The following are compendium of road signs and road markings in the Philippines to keep in mind when driving. I hope this post will help you in your driving lesson!
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Prohibit Signs
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| Prohibit Signs |
These signs can appear on any type of road in the Philippines and are designed to impose certain restrictions on a specific part or all of the road.
Priority Signs
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| Priority Signs |
This type of road signs clarifies who has the priority at the road or junction ahead.
Mandatory Signs
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| Mandatory Signs |
These signs require driver to do certain tasks, which you are obliged to follow.
Information Signs
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| Information Signs |
This type of signs is used the most commonly in the Philippines, displaying information about a specific road drivers are moving on.
Warning Signs
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| Warning Signs |
These are often triangular and red, warning drivers about danger ahead.
Road Markings
Solid White Shoulder Line
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| Solid White Shoulder Line |
The marking indicates this is the edge of the roadway, beyond which you should not drive on. Often showing up near the pavement, it’s also called one of the pavement markings Philippines.
Diagonal White Lines
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| Diagonal White Lines |
It’s an area bordered by solid white lines and filled with diagonal white likes. It isn’t part of the roadway and you should stay off this area unless there’s an emergency. This marking helps ease the traffic flow on the roadway around an intersection.
Broken White Center Line (Lane Divider)
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| Broken White Center Line (Lane Divider) |
This marking separates two or more lanes on a road, aimed to remind drivers of staying on their own lane. As it’s a broken line, you are allowed to drive cross it when changing or overtaking lanes.
However, you have to use signal lights to warn other vehicles of your action. If your lights are broken, you can use car hand signals.
Solid White Center Line
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| Solid White Center Line |
This solid line divider is usually used on a two-way multi-lane roadway. In most cases, you are not allowed to cross this line.
Solid White Double Center Line
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| Solid White Double Center Line |
The traffic laws prohibit drivers from crossing this marking except when you turn left and the road is clear of traffic.
Solid Yellow Double Center Line
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| Solid Yellow Double Center Line |
This marking is often used around a blind curve or where fast-moving two-way traffic intersects with an undivided road. You cannot overtake a lane by crossing this line.
Mixed Center Line (Solid and Broken)
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| Mixed Center Line (Solid and Broken) |
When you see this marking, keep in mind that only the side with the broken line can take over. This marking often appears around curves where the view is blocked from one direction but clear from the opposite one.
Directional Arrows
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| Directional Arrows |
Along with road lane markings Philippines, you will also encounter a lot of direction arrows, which states the directions you can go within a lane. For example, if you see an arrow pointing forward, it means you can go straight only.
Solid Yellow Lane Divider
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| Solid Yellow Lane Divider |
Usually, this line marks the bus lane; but in some areas, it may also marks the bicycle lane.
Rumble Strips
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| Rumble Strips |
These are horizontal white lines tightly spaced on part of the road aimed to slow down vehicles. They also mean there are hazards ahead like merging traffic or a dangerous curve.
The Yellow Box
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| The Yellow Box |
This marks a part of the intersection that must always be kept open. Even at a green light, if the traffic is halting on the other side ahead, you cannot cross the intersection until there’s enough space for you to keep the area clear.
Truck's Blind Spots
Another thing to keep in mind when driving for protection ad preventing accidents is to keep away from truck's blind spots.
The blindspot area is the part around the truck where its driver cannot see adjacent vehicles because the front of the truck is large and high.
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| Truck's Blind Spots |
References:
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Must-know road markings philippines to keep in mind [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid0U2t6skxphPCZ2fikiAH7JrL4Pw1w47EVVXJA9L2Daj5Wf9P1QBVWsbouSyJkEhDnl
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Warning signs [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid0US9HQvipSdKBUgKThc7wph25jEwiHmJknqqWZS9Ycq1guVSFvRA5cfdaP8ut4ww3l
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Ingormations signs [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid0Nwgo9wv1K8sxnnJ1JagERY3w23HTWdZck8C3Vw27VLPgeqMBB9UF3jNK5bXLLFKul
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Mandatory signs [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid0Y1CuDBhWdVNi5in6HMgbZ4G7g7CsLopYntiR3oHVs9z27Up3G9m9fibNgVhdy6Vvl
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Priority signs [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid032BRc2gesKRqaw6S95txbhF42CVnFVJedCtHc1oDy7Kbe5MKaRowiCRhCDdKCnAsql
- LTO Licensing Center. (2022, May 25). Prohibit signs [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://web.facebook.com/LandTransporationOfficeLicensingCenter/posts/pfbid027ZSSAvq96sHquDn3LWt7SFNTtSuuuCYFyJWWg4p25gpAynnNsCCzJ2brrHyguCzhl
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. (2022, May 24). Alam mo bang may blindspot ang malalaking sasakyan o trak? [Social Media Post]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/MMDA/status/1529042680722104320
