COMMUNICATION
This is the most effective communication method between flaggers.
What is Two-way radio?
This is the primary signaling device for a Washington flagger.
What is The STOP SLOW paddle?
This paddle face points toward approaching traffic to stop it.
What is The STOP face?
This paddle face points toward traffic to allow it to proceed.
What is The SLOW face?
This is when a warning flag replace a paddle.
What is Only in an emergency until a paddle is available?
One of these acceptable backup when flaggers cannot see each other and radios are unavailable.
What is A pilot car, last-vehicle flag or baton transfer, or another approved relay method?
This paddle width does WSDOT require on covered projects.
What is 24 inches?
This is where the paddle arm go during the STOP signal.
What is Extended horizontally away from the body?
This is how the free hand tells stopped traffic to proceed.
What is motion traffic forward with the free hand?
This colors may an emergency warning flag be.
What is Red or fluorescent orange-red?
This communication must occur before either end releases traffic.
What is Both flaggers must communicate and confirm the lane is clear?
The bottom of the stop slow paddle must be at least this high above the roadway.
What is At least six feet?
The free hand takes this position during the STOP signal.
The free hand takes this position during the STOP signal.
This is how the free hand reinforces the SLOW message.
What is move slowly up and down with the palm down?
This is how a warning flag is positioned to stop traffic.
What is horizontally across the lane with the free palm raised toward traffic?
The last driver carrying a flag or baton should take this action.
What is deliver it to the opposite flagger?
These three traffic actions may a flagger perform.
What are Stop, release or proceed, and slow traffic?
True or false: A flagger should wave the STOP paddle at motorists.
What is false?
This is where the flagger stand before releasing stopped traffic.
What is Back on the shoulder or safe station?
This is how a warning flag is moved to alert or slow traffic.
What is in a slow sweep from shoulder level straight down?
Two of these methods allow a flagger to communicate without a radio.
What are Any two: body language, eye contact, paddle, wand, whistle, or approved hand signals?
These authorized personnel direct traffic, while flaggers control it.
Who are law-enforcement officers?
The STOP signal should begin from this safe location.
What is from the shoulder or safe flagger station?
True or false: A warning flag may be used to signal traffic to proceed.
What is false?
This flashlight motion alerts or slows traffic at night.
What is A quick figure-eight motion aimed toward oncoming traffic?