Chapter one

Transport Systems
 Outline
➢Introduction
➢Control of Traffic
 Introduction
❖A transportation system may be defined as consisting of the
fixed facilities, the flow entities, and the control systems that
permit people and goods to overcome the friction of
geographical space efficiently in order to participate in a timely
manner in some desired activity.
❖The transportation system can be summed up as the application of
technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design,
operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation to
provide safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical and
environmentally compatible movement of people and goods
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❖Modes of Transportation
❖Road Transport
❖Rail Transport
❖Air Transport
❖Water Transport
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❖Modes of Transportation Comparison
Criteria Road Tran. Rail Tran. Water Tran. Air Tran.
Availability Yes No No No
Cost Low High High High
Door to door Yes No No No
service

Speed Low High Low High

Heavy Freight No Yes Yes Yes
Maintenance Low High Low High
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❖Administrative/Institution
➢ Ministry of transport:- Is responsible for policy and oversight. With regard to all
mode of transport.
➢ The transport authority:- is responsible for overall Management of land transport
➢ Ethiopian road fund agency:- Is responsible for management of road fund
➢ Ethiopia road agency (ERA) :- is responsible for management of federal road
network.
➢ The National Road Traffic Safety Council:- is responsible for road safety
management.
➢ Ethiopian road construction corporation:- is responsible for road construction.
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❖Chain Of Responsibility
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❖Traffic:- means the number of vehicles moving along a roads.
➢ The ultimate goal of traffic law enforcement is to reduce traffic collisions.
➢ This may be achieved through the application of such techniques as
➢ Geographic/temporal assignment of personnel
➢ Equipment and
➢ The establishment of preventive patrols to deal with specific categories of unlawful driving behavior
➢ Traffic enforcement techniques are based on
➢ Accident data,
➢ Enforcement activity records,
➢ Traffic volume, and
➢ Traffic conditions.
 Control of traffic
❖ Limit of Speed and Weight
❖ The country has the speed limit law based on art 84 (1) of regulation No. 208/2011

S/N Vehicle type In the city

Out side of the city
1st level 2nd level 3rd level
1 Up to 3500 kg 60km/hr 100km/hr 70km/hr 60km/hr

2 From 3500-7500kg 40km/hr 80km/hr 60km/hr 50km/hr

3 Above 7500 kg 30km/hr 70km/hr 50km/hr 40km/hr

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❖ Limit of Weight
❖ The legal limits for axle loads in Ethiopia are proclaimed as: (Negarit Gazeta, 1990)
 Control of traffic
❖ Limit of Height and Width
➢Maximum width of vehicles: 2.5m

➢Maximum Height of vehicles: 4.2m

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❖ Limit of length
➢Truck Body Length-with or Without Trailer: 12m
➢Truck Tractor With Semi- Trailer: 17m
➢Truck With Draw Bar Trailer: 19m
➢Car-carriers : 29m
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❖ Traffic Signs
❖includes all signals, warning sign posts, direction posts, markings on the road or
other devices for the information, guidance or direction of drivers of motor vehicles;
❖Traffic signs are placed by the traffic authority, through the powers provided by the
Road Traffic Regulation to provide warnings, information and details of restrictions
to road users
❖Warning Signal Restriction

❖Compulsory
Give 1st

Information
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❖ Pass :- Means a duty, privilege or courtesy pass entitling the person to whom
it is given to travel in a stage carriage gratuitously and includes a pass issued
on payment for travel in a stage carriage for the period specified therein
❖ Ticket : Any charge related to traffic violation
❖Removal of vehicle obstructing traffic :
➢Outside business and residence districts
➢Unattended vehicle obstructing traffic
➢Notice to owner prior to removal
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❖ Driver and Pillion Rider: A pillion rider is a passenger sitting on a
motorbike's back
❖Safety measures for Pillion Riders
❖Wearing A Helmet And The Safety Gear
❖Avoiding Sudden Movements
❖Being Alert
❖Having A Bike Insurance Policy
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❖ Precautions at unguarded railway crossings Schemes
for investigation of accident.
❖Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any
unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop
and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner
or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the
level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching
from either side
❖Traffic navigation; global positioning system
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