I N E K GDO I T M M E O H F S J A O R H D E A H N T M I C N I W L O I S B G R T U N K R Y O F P I S U S A N D H O MANUAL ON DEVICES ROAD SIGNS, SIGNALS AND ROAD MARKINGS ٢٠٠١ Second edition November THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HOUSING ٢٩-١١-٢٠٠١ ١ CONTENTS ٤.................................................................................................................GENERAL PROVISIONS .١ ٤....................................................................................................................................GLOSSARY .١٫١ ٦..............................................................................................................ROAD SIGNS IN GENERAL .١٫٢ ٩......................................................................................................................................POSITION .١٫٣ ٩.........................................................................................................................SIGN CATEGORIES .١٫٤ ١٠....................................................................................................................... SIGN DIMENSIONS .١٫٥ ١١.................................................................................................................................LETTERING .١٫٦ ١٢..........................................................................................................................SIGN LOCATION .١٫٧ ١٥............................................................................MOUNTING HEIGHT AND LATERAL CLEARANCE .١٫٨ ١٦................................................................................................................RELATIVE PLACEMENT .١٫٩ ١٧...........................................................................................................................WARNING SIGNS .٢ ١٨................................................ WARNING SIGNS, OTHER THAN THOSE PLACED AT INTERSECTIONS .٢٫١ ٢٥.............................................................................................WARNING SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS .٢٫٢ ٢٧..........................................................................................................OTHER WARNING DEVICES .٢٫٣ ٣٠...................................................................................................................REGULATORY SIGNS .٣ ٣٠.......................................................................................................................... PRIORITY SIGNS .٣٫١ ٣٣...........................................................................................PROHIBITORY OR RESTRICTION SIGNS .٣٫٢ ٤٣.................................................................................................................... MANDATORY SIGNS .٣٫٣ ٤٧..................................................................................................................INFORMATIVE SIGNS .٤ ٤٨....................................................................................................... ADVANCE DIRECTION SIGNS .٤٫١ ٥١........................................................................................................................DIRECTION SIGNS .٤٫٢ ٥٨................................................................................................................CONFIRMATORY SIGNS .٤٫٣ ٥٩................................................................................................................. ROAD NUMBER SIGNS .٤٫٤ ٦٠............................................................................................................... PEDESTRIAN CROSSING .٤٫٥ ٦٢...................................................................................................... USEFUL INFORMATION SIGNS .٤٫٦ ٦٥............................................................................................................ SERVICE FACILITY SIGNS .٤٫٧ ٦٨.................................................................. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL AREAS (RCA) SIGNS .٤٫٨ ٦٩..................................................................................................................DIRECTION SYMBOLS .٤٫٩ ٧٠................................................................................................... EMERGENCY ESCAPE RAMPS .٤٫١٠ ٧١................................................................................................... TRUCK WEIGHING STATIONS .٤٫١١ ٧٤..............................................................................................STANDING AND PARKING SIGNS .٥ ٧٤....................................................................................................................................GENERAL .٥٫١ ٧٦.................................................................................................................ADDITIONAL PANELS .٦ ٧٦....................................................................................................................................GENERAL .٦٫١ ٧٦...................................................................................DESCRIPTION OF THE ADDITIONAL PANELS .٦٫٢ ٧٩.........................................................................................MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS .٧ ٧٩....................................................................................................................................GENERAL . ٧٩................................................................................................................................ INSPECTION . ٨٠........................................................................................................DEFECTS AND DEFICIENCIES . ٨١........................................................................................... ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES . ٨١............................................................................ DIRECTIONS FOR REPAIRING SIGNS AT THE SITE .٧٫٥ ٨٢..................................................................DIRECTIONS FOR REPAIRING SIGNS IN THE WORKSHOP .٧٫٦ ٨٢...................................................................................... CUTTING AND PRUNING OF VEGETATION .٧٫٧ ٨٢.......................................................................................................................REPLACING SIGNS .٧٫٨ ٨٣..............................................................................................................PAVEMENT MARKINGS .٨ ٨٣....................................................................................................................................GENERAL .٨٫١ ٨٥.........................................................................................................LONGITUDINAL MARKINGS .٨٫٢ ٩٢..................................................................................................... RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS .٨٫٣ ٩٦............................................................................................................. TRANSVERSE MARKINGS .٨٫٤ ١٠٠....................................................................................................................OTHER MARKINGS .٨٫٥ ٢ ١٠٩.......................................................................................................ROADSIDE DELINEATORS .٩ ١٠٩ .................................................................................................................................GENERAL .٩٫١ ١١٠ .................................................................................................................................... DESIGN .٩٫٢ ١١٠ ........................................................................................................ PLACEMENT AND SPACING .٩٫٣ ١١٢....................................................................................................TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS .١٠ ١١٢ ..............................................................................................................................GENERAL .١٠٫١ ١١٢ ..............................................................................LIGHT SIGNALS FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC .١٠٫٢ ١١٣ ......................................................................................................................LANE SIGNALS .١٠٫٣ ١١٤ .........................................................................................LIGHT SIGNALS FOR PEDESTRIANS .١٠٫٤ ١١٦......................................................................................................................SIGN SUPPORTS .١١ ١١٦ ..............................................................................................................................GENERAL .١١٫١ ١١٦ ....................................................................................................... LARGE ROADSIDE SIGNS .١١٫٢ ١٢١ ....................................................................................................... SMALL ROADSIDE SIGNS .١١٫٣ ١٢٥ ........................................................................... BASE BENDING (YIELDING) SIGN SUPPORTS .١١٫٤ ٣ GENERAL PROVISIONS .١ Glossary .١٫١ For the purpose of this Manual, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them: Built-up area: Area with entries and exits specially sign-posted as such. Road: The entire surface of any way or street open to public traffic. Carriageway: The part of a road normally used by vehicular traffic; a road may comprise several carriageways clearly separated from one another by, for example, a dividing strip or a difference of level. Lane: Any one of the longitudinal strips into which the carriageway is divisible, whether or not defined by longitudinal