Traffic signs manual: Chapter 7: The design of traffic signs

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How sign faces are designed. This chapter does not include the various methods by which signs are constructed and mounted. It supersedes Local Transport Note ‘2/94 directional informatory signs interim design notes’, which was withdrawn in 1997. Chapter 8 (part 1) road works and temporary situations - design (ISBN 9780115530517)

To ensure correct letter spacing when forming a word, the characters in each alphabet are placed on imaginary tiles. The tiles vary in width, according to the size of the character, and have a fixed height which ensures correct line spacing. All design spaces are measured to the edge of the tiles and not to the actual characters, unless special rules state otherwise. Tile outlines must not appear on the finished sign. Introduction and an outline of the historical, functional and design aspects of signs. The chapter includes sections dealing with the positioning and mounting of signs. Chapter 2 (in draft) informatory signs

Words are formed by butting the letter tiles together. The tile widths, listed in Appendix C, have been designed to ensure the correct spacing of the letters. However, for certain combinations of letters the tile widths have to be adjusted and these special tile widths are also specified in Appendix C. The number of lines of legend in the top panel will depend on the overall width of the sign. Where the top panel is the critical element in determining the width of the sign, the legend should be on two lines if this results in a reduction in the overall size of the sign, or where the width of the sign needs to be kept to a minimum for siting purposes. Chapter 2 is currently a work in progress. It will contain advice on the design and use of directional signs, and also other informatory signs such as home zone signs. Due to the amount of work required to complete chapter 2, it is intended that interim advice on individual topics will be made available as and when completed.

The complete signs, shown in diagrams 7201, 7201.1 and 7210 to 7240 inclusive, are illustrated in Appendix F. These generally comprise three sign panels, the central panel forming the main sign. The top panels, shown in diagrams 7260 to 7264 inclusive, and the bottom panels, shown in diagrams 7270 to 7275 inclusive, are also illustrated in Appendix F. The combinations of top and bottom panels which may be used with each main sign are shown in the table of combinations accompanying each diagram. Reference should therefore be made to the Regulations when designing any of these signs. Diagram 7201.1 does not have a table of combinations. The layout of the route symbols should reflect the actual road layout at the junction. However, in many situations it will be appropriate to simplify the design. For example, where the side arm is, in reality, 94° to the vertical it is better to show this as 90° on the sign. Complicated junctions should be indicated on the sign in a manner which can be easily understood by the road user.

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English: UK Traffic Signs Manual - Chapter 7 -The Design of Traffic Signs 2013; This document no longer necessarily represents current practice, as it relates to an earlier version of the regulations (TSGRD 2002 as amended at publication date) rather than the current TSRGD 2016 regulations. It should not be used for actual design or operational use without consulting a more recent edition. Information that has not been accessed by way of publication or disclosure under information access legislation (including the Freedom of Information Acts for the UK and Scotland) by or with the consent of the Information Provider; departmental or public sector organisation logos, crests and the Royal Arms except where they form an integral part of a document or dataset; Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-05-19 06:01:23 Associated-names Great Britain. Department for Transport Boxid IA40116213 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier urn:lcp:trafficsignsmanu0000unse:epub:d2e8e37c-98ca-4157-ada6-001cff887d73 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier trafficsignsmanu0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t42s4xb6h Invoice 2089 Isbn 0115524800 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-2000036 Openlibrary_edition