Transcript Traffic Control Officer for Civilians 15.0

C.J. 2
15.21 thru 15.26
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Authority comes from F.S.S. 316.640(4)(a)
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Objectives :
• Increase traffic safety
• Increase traffic flow
• Divert traffic flow
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Methods:
• Deployment of traffic control devices
• Direction by officer
• Manual control of traffic signals
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Hand signals used in conjunction with the whistle
signals.
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Use of the illuminated baton and flashlight to
direct traffic.
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How to light, use and extinguish road flares
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How to activate a chemical stick
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The various hand signals used in conjunction
with the whistle signals are:
 Stop
 Turn Right
 Turn Left
 Start
 Keep moving
 Resume traffic signal control
Stop Hand Signal
Point with your arm and index finger
at the person you want to stop.
Raise your hand 45 degrees above
your shoulder, arm extended, and
palm facing out toward the person
to be stopped.
Do not lower your arm until the person
has completely stopped.
If stopping two-way traffic, stop each
direction individually.
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Directional Hand Signal
Raise your arm straight out to
the side for which traffic should
flow, pointing your index finger
in that direction.
Use your other hand to point
with your arm and index finger
at the person you want to
proceed. Sweep that forearm in
an arc toward your body, fingers
together.
Continue this motion pointing at
those you want to proceed, until
you want to stop the flow of
people or cars.
Go Hand Signal
 Point with your arm and index finger at
the person you want to go.
 Hold your arm out and sweep your
forearm in an arc toward your body with
the palm up.
 Continue as long as you want people to
proceed.
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Hold your arm out and
sweep your forearm in an
arc toward your body with
the palm up repeatedly
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Continue as long as you
want people to proceed.
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Stop traffic in all
directions.
Once traffic is
stopped point to the
traffic control device
as you leave the
intersection.
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(1) One long blast with a
STOP signal.
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(2) Two short blasts with the
GO signal.
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(3) Several short blasts to
get the attention of a driver
or pedestrian who does not
respond to a given signal.
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(1) The baton is useful in directing traffic at night or during bad weather
when visibility is low.
(2) To STOP a vehicle using a baton, face the moving line of traffic,
standing slightly aside from its direct path. With the baton in the right
hand, hold it in front of you with the illuminated wand horizontal and
pointed left. Hold the light
steady to stop traffic.
(3) The GO signal is given in the normal manner. Turn the body parallel
to the line of traffic to be moved and give the normal GO arm
movement.
(4) To permit a left turn movement, after stopping opposing traffic,
point the lighted end of the baton to the car which is to make the turn.
Next, swing the baton in an arc toward the direction of the left turn
movement. Repeat the signal as required to move the vehicle in front of
the officer.
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1.To halt traffic with a flashlight, direct at
driver and wave horizontally through a short
arc.
2. Avoid waving directly in the eyes of drivers.
3. Once you have the driver’s attention, direct
the driver as you would with normal hand
signals using the flashlight.
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Flares operate in all environmental conditions – including adverse conditions like
fog and snow.
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No alternative product communicates "emergency" like a flare – you KNOW there is
an emergency when you see a flare and caution is required.
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Because flares self-consume, safety professionals and consumers alike do not
need to take extra risk of retrieving item from darkened or dangerous roadway –
unlike all alternative signaling products.
Flares are "self–contained.” That means you don't need batteries, a separate light
source or anything else to make them function. They are designed expressly for
emergency situations.
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A light stick consists of a glass vial,
containing one chemical solution,
housed inside a larger plastic vial,
containing another solution. When you
bend the plastic vial, the glass vial
breaks, the two solutions flow
together, and the resulting chemical
reaction causes a fluorescent dye to
emit light.