Traffic Control Officer for Civilians 15.0 C.J. 2 15.21 thru 15.26

Review Authority comes from F.S.S. 316.640(4)(a) Objectives : Methods: Increase traffic safety Increase traffic flow Divert traffic flow Methods: Deployment of traffic control devices Direction by officer Manual control of traffic signals

Today’s Objective http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HErsXOK ea4 Hand signals used in conjunction with the whistle signals. Use of the illuminated baton and flashlight to direct traffic. How to light, use and extinguish road flares How to activate a chemical stick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HErsXOK ea4

Hand Signals Stop Turn Right Turn Left Start Keep moving 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 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.

Left Turn / Right Turn 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.  

Start 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.

Keep Moving Hold your arm out and sweep your forearm in an arc toward your body with the palm up repeatedly Continue as long as you want people to proceed.

Resume Traffic Signal Control Stop traffic in all directions. Once traffic is stopped point to the traffic control device as you leave the intersection.

Use of the police whistle (1) One long blast with a STOP signal. (2) Two short blasts with the GO signal. (3) Several short blasts to get the attention of a driver or pedestrian who does not respond to a given signal.

Illuminated baton/ Flashlight (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.

Flashlight 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6chHHgV sJE4

Road Flairs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6chHHgVsJE4 Flares operate in all environmental conditions – including adverse conditions like fog and snow. No alternative product communicates "emergency" like a flare – you KNOW there is an emergency when you see a flare and caution is required. 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6chHHgVsJE4

Chemical light 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.