Traffic Control Devices

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Traffic Control Devices Draft CGD218 Visual Literacy in Business Ashford University November 11, 2013 Traffic Control Devices Draft For the purposes of this assignment, the learner will present a message that contains information about traffic control devices. The message is intended to be delivered by a trained professional in the field of delivery services to new employees as part of their initial training upon being hired. A. The medium that will be utilized for this message will be PowerPoint. This message is highly informational and contains many points that the audience must remember. PowerPoint’s multimedia format will allow for visual cues for each informational point. Multimedia learning improves the procuring, retention, and transfer of information (Penciner, 2013). The message will contain many visuals. These visuals will include sign colors, sign shapes, traffic signals, flashing signals, and traffic arrows. The first visual that will be included is sign colors. The color of traffic signs give a driver clues about what type of information they provide. The color red means stop, yield, or prohibited. The color yellow means warning. The colors black and white both mean regulatory. The color yellow-orange means road signs. The color green means direction and distance. The color blue means motorist services. The color orange means construction. This visual will help the audience to distinguish the colors and meanings. The second visual that will be included is sign shapes. Like sign colors, the shape of traffic signs give drivers clues about what type of information they provide. Octagon means stop. Triangle means yield. Pennant means no passing zone. Vertical rectangle means regulatory. Circle means railroad. Pentagon means school. Diamond means warning. Horizontal rectangle means guide.

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