1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Parking triangle is a regulatory sign that control moving traffic, which is called YIELD or GIVE WAY SIGN. Some country like Canada, Ireland South Africa, South Korea and the United states along with many countries in the world called the parking triangle “YIELD SIGN” while another country like United Kingdom and other common wealth and English speaking countries calls it “GIVE WAY SIGN”. This sign (yield or give way) goes hand in hand with “STOP SIGN”.
The YIELD SIGN assigns right – of – way to traffic on certain approaches to an intersection. The yield sign shall be a downward pointing, light flashing, equilateral triangle having a red border flashing (red in colour) equilateral triangle. The sign standard size shall be 36 x 36 x 36 inches. When the yield sign flashes light, you must give the right of way, to any other traffic in or closely approaching, the intersection. This sign means that you must reduce speed or stop if necessary as your vehicle approaches the intersection.
At a YIELD SIGN, you aren’t required to stop, but must give way to other traffic. Not all junctions have signs. Some country like Nigeria does not make use of the sign in roundabout or intersection (traffic circles or rotaries), rather they make use of road safety or peace officers, to control the flow of traffic at an intersection.
THE YIELD SIGN being inverted triangle usually red in colour. The red centre line mark the separation of traffic lines moving in opposite directions and while broken line in the road (separate line) moving in the same direction.
At roundabouts (traffic rotaries) or intersection vehicles on the roundabout coming from the left have priority and not those entering it, who are faced with a “YIELD SIGN OR GIVE WAY SIGN. When two vehicles stop at the same time, a driver is supposed to give way to the vehicle on his right. When you approach at the same time as a car coming from the opposite direction, the vehicle that’s turning should yield to the one going straight on through the intersection. Roundabouts are a much better idea to use the GIVE-WAY OR YIELD SIGN.
The flashing lights help to indicate that you have as to give way to any other traffic in or closely approaching. Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicle except as otherwise permitted. Flashing lights are permitted on vehicles as follows;
In conclusion, light flashing, parking triangle means, whenever the yield sign flashes light usually red in colour, you must slow down and if necessary stop, in order to prevent a crash from happening. You must always give way to sign or yield sign and check its safe to continue. Give way signs are placed at intersections and other places where other vehicle have priority.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
For this study, and the construction to be of successful materials, it was searched from here and there which presents a problem most times. Some of those problems includes.
iii. The problem of power failure which makes me not to solder some component in the vero board till when light comes.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study is to identify;
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be of importance to both intersecting streets or intersecting highways. It will help us on a minor road at the entrance to an intersection where it is necessary to assign right-of-way to the major road. This study will also help us on the entrance ramp to an expressway where an acceleration lane is not provided. It will also help within an intersection with a divided highway, where a stop sign is present at the entrance to the first roadway and further control is necessary at the entrance to the second road way and where the median width between the two roadways exceeds 30 feet. It even so important where there is a separate or channelized right – turn lane, without an adequate acceleration lane.
Finally, at the cost of this study, it will help us at any roundabout or intersection where a special problem exists and where an engineering study or technician indicates the problem to be susceptible to correction. It will also help the night travelers to make use of the yield significance (when flashing light).
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This project is based on the scientific understanding which is the acquired knowledge from the ancient scientists who aimed at researching and discovery. For instance it is the act of research that made us to know the existence of atom and likewise many other charges and particles which can conduct charges when current flow through it. It is also through research that many elements were discovered which aids some useful components and this review the theoretical and technical framework on which the project is based.
This study is the one that would actually require a good length of time, but due to the present economic situation and condition of the nation for now, I am only choosing to study it here.
This research intends to evaluate the attitude of this travelers or transporters. It is through the travelers or transporters that the impact of the YIELD SIGN OR GIVE WAY SIGN can be determined used and evaluated.
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
21. Channels: A path along which information in the form of an electrical signal passes.