SS2 Civic Education Lesson Note on Traffic Regulations

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TOPIC:          TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

CONTENT: 

1. Meaning of traffic regulations.
2.   Traffic regulations

SUB-TOPIC 1:          MEANING OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Traffic rules and regulations refer to a set of laws prepared for road users on how to behave on the road.  Traffic regulations are those laws, rules and regulations which all road users must follow. The road users include pedestrians, motorcyclists, and drivers of all kinds of vehicles. It is called a high way code in UK, traffic code in USA and Highway codes in Nigeria.

ROAD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Every day, we come across many signs on our roads.

Such signs include:

1. Traffic Lights: This is usually located at cross-roads junctions. Traffic lights have three colours, which are green, amber and red.

Each colour gives specific instruction to road users,

e.g.  Amber (Yellow light) indicates get ready to go

Green means go while red means stop.

2. Zebra Crossing: This is used to indicate where pedestrians ( people walking) can safely cross the road. Once a pedestrian steps on the zebra line, motorists, motorcyclists and bicycle riders are expected to stop. Zebra crossing are usually constructed in front of schools, hospital, markets and busy spots.
3. Road Diversion: it is a roads sign that prepares road users for a change in the direction of the road.
4. Hill Sign: The hill sign means to inform road users about the hill nature of the road ahead.
5. Road Block: Are stops on the road usually for security checks e.g. the police check point, customs, immigration and federal Road safely commission ( FRSC)

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