MODEL TOWN BOARD

 Do's and Don'ts.

Before you drive any toy car from one point to another on the model town/theory board, One should consider..

• Pay attention to how you join the lanes when approaching a junction to a roundabout or another road.
• As you apply all the aspects keenly and strictly remember to speak clearly and boldly without doing this the examiner has authority to discontinue you at the test.

Types of vehicles stationed on the theory board for questions.

A stationed/stationery vehicle - this is a vehicle that is and will never be in motion or be driven although you have to obey the aspect of the theory board.
A moving vehicle - this is a car that one is required to drive from one point to another as you explain what you are doing.
Other road users - these are vehicles used by other road users and they have to be given priority.

NB: Mainly the questions used are moving a car in front/behind another vehicle. In such occasion we use the rules of the model town board.

The rules of a model town?

• Use the SHORTEST and the most correct route without using the parking.
• Use the LONGEST and the most correct route without using the parking.
• Use PARKING as the last option.

Signs found in a model town board?

• Give way/Yield.
• Stop sign/Hold.
• Roundabout.
• Yellow kerb.
• Exit from parking.
• Parking (angle parking, flush parking).
• One way traffic/Dual carriage way.
• Two-way traffic/Single Carriage way.
• Pedestrian crossing/Zebra crossing.
• Exit from main road.

features found in a model town board..

Give way/Yield
A give-way sign is a white broken line on a junction which requires all traffic to slow down and give way to the vehicles from one side of the road.

Stop sign/Hold
A stop sign is a white continuous line on a junction, where all motorists are required to stop and proceed when the road is clear.

Roundabout
A roundabout is the inner most lane i.e the 4th lane on the round about. This is because it is the only lanes where vehicles are allowed to go round in full circle.
The 1st,2nd and 3rd lanes are known as spaces/ areas of the roundabout this is because vehicles don't go round in full circle.

Yellow kerb
A yellow kerb is a yellow mask painted on the road where the driver is not allowed to stop, wait, or park a vehicle.

Parking
A parking is a special place set aside for leaving a vehicle for a period of time(temporarily).
There are two types of parking, angle parking(controlled parking) and flush parking(uncontrolled parking).

*Angle parking -This is a parking where only small cars are allowed to a park and the vehicles are parked at an angle of 45 degrees.
The rule of this parking is that you only park saloon cars, you park the car from the farthest end, and you park with the forward gear and leave with the reverse gear.
*Flash angle - This is a parking where all types of vehicle are parked.
The rule of this parking is that you park using the reverse gear and exit using the forward gear.

One way traffic/Dual carriage way
A one way traffic is a type of a road where traffic moves in one direction. It contains white marks i.e Continuous and Brocken white lines.

*White continuous line - It is a continuous white line in a one way traffic and prohibits the driver from changing lanes.
*White broken line - It is a broken white line in a one way traffic and it allows the driver to change lanes which can take the driver to his destination.

Two-way traffic/Single Carriage way
A two-way traffic is a type of a road where traffic moves in opposite direction. It contains yellow marks i.e continuous and broken yellow lines.

*Yellow continuous line - It is a continuous yellow line which divides a two way traffic and prohibits the driver from overtaking.
*Yellow broken line - It is a broken yellow line which divides a two way traffic and allows the driver to overtake when the road is clear.

Pedestrian crossing/Zebra crossing
A pedestrian crossing is a special place on the road set aside mainly for pedestrian crossing.

Island
This is the remaining part of a roundabout surrounded by ..its main function is to control movements of the vehicles rotating a roundabout.

Places where one is not allowed to hoot

• Near churches.
• Near game parks.
• Near Hospitals.
• Near Army barracks.
• Near presidential areas.
• Where there is a "No Hooting" sign.
• Near schools.
• Near mosques.
• Near pedestrian crossing.
• Near police stations.

MAJOR ROAD /ONE WAY TRAFFIC.

Exits
Exits are short cuts on the one way which allows a driver to use instead of the roundabout.

Options /Directions Options on a one way traffic involves more than one lane going in the same direction.
The lanes are identified by numbers which is counted from the left.

NB: The Major road consist of four lanes which uses the system 2.1.2.4
Lane 1 has two options, Lane 2 has one option, Lane 3 has two options, Lane 4 has four options.

Lane One
It has two options.
1st Option - Using the first lane you enter the roundabout and go straight.

2nd Option - Using the first lane you enter the roundabout and you turn 90 degrees right.

Lane Two
This lane consist of only one option which you move using the second lane and go straight.

Lane Three
It has two options
1st Option - Using the third lane you enter the roundabout and proceed straight.
2nd Option - Using the third lane you enter the roundabout and turn 90 degrees right.

Lane Four
It has four options
1st Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 90 degrees right.
2nd Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 180 degrees making a U turn.
3rd Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 270 degrees on the right.
4th Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 360 degrees (round the roundabout)and proceed straight.

MINOR ROAD APPROACHING TWO WAY TRAFFIC

NB: The major road consist of three lanes which uses the system 2.1.5
Lane 1 has two Options, Lane 2 has one option, Lane 3 has five options.

Lane 1
it has two Options
1st Option - Using the first lane you enter the roundabout and go straight.
2nd Option - Using the first lane you enter the roundabout and you turn 90 degrees right.

Lane Two
This lane consist of only one option which you move using the second lane and go straight.

Lane Three
It has five options, the first two options use lane three but option three, four and five use the innermost lane.
1st Option - Using the third lane you enter the roundabout and proceed straight.
2nd Option - Using the third lane you enter the roundabout and turn 90 degrees right.
3nd Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 90 degrees right.
4rd Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 180 degrees on the right making a U turn.
5th Option - Using the fourth lane you enter the roundabout and turn 270 degrees (round the roundabout) and proceed straight.