A checklist style tool which incorporates common issues with possible suggestions is provided below. CHECKLIST: ROAD DESIGN VICTORIAN CARAVAN – Issue Yes No Suggestions Will the road layout keep travel speeds at a Avoid layouts with long straight safe level? sections of road that allow motorists to travel at high speeds. Road (or cushions) can be used to slow down traffic speeds. Has an appropriate speed limit been set and The speed limit should not be have signs been installed? greater than 10 km/h. Consider applying a 5 km/h shared zone. Does the site layout discourage vehicles from Site layout should be designed to reversing into areas where there may be allow motorists to travel in a small children? forwards direction and eliminate or reduce the need to reverse. If reversing movements can’t be eliminated, then reversing areas should not be near areas where there may be small children. Can users see and past the landscaping Provide adequate sight lines by: at intersections, bends, accesses and removing, pedestrian locations such as: relocating, safety fences or barriers? changing the opacity; or boundary fences? lowering the height of street furniture? the object. parking facilities? signs? landscaping? parked vehicles? queued traffic? Are intersections free of any objects which Remove or relocate objects. could affect road safety? Has vegetation been planted to avoid Relocate vegetation and ensure it is overhanging onto or above the road and regularly maintained. creating a road safety hazard ? Does the road alignment such as crests and road designs where crests and in the road restrict the sight of oncoming bends will restrict sight lines. Where users (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists etc.) and this can’t be avoided, consider: not allow sufficient time to avoid a collision? lowering the by applying a lower speed limit installing advanced warning signs; or implementing physical speed control measures.
A checklist style tool which incorporates common issues with possible suggestions is provided below. CHECKLIST: ROAD DESIGN – VICTORIAN CARAVAN Issue Yes No Suggestions Will the road layout keep travel speeds at a safe level? Avoid layouts with long straight sections of road that allow motorists to travel at high speeds. Road (or cushions) can be used to slow down traffic speeds. Has an appropriate speed limit been set and have signs been installed? The speed limit should not be greater than 10 km/h. Consider applying a 5 km/h shared zone. Does the site layout discourage vehicles from reversing into areas where there may be small children? Site layout should be designed to allow motorists to travel in a forwards direction and eliminate or reduce the need to reverse. If reversing movements can’t be eliminated, then reversing areas should not be near areas where there may be small children. Can users see and past the landscaping at intersections, bends, accesses and pedestrian locations such as: safety fences or barriers? boundary fences? street furniture? parking facilities? signs? landscaping? parked vehicles? queued traffic? Provide adequate sight lines by: removing, relocating, changing the opacity; or lowering the height of the object. Are intersections free of any objects which could affect road safety? Remove or relocate objects. Has vegetation been planted to avoid overhanging onto or above the road and creating a road safety hazard ? Relocate vegetation and ensure it is regularly maintained. Does the road alignment such as crests and in the road restrict the sight of oncoming users (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists etc.) and not allow sufficient time to avoid a collision? road designs where crests and bends will restrict sight lines. Where this can’t be avoided, consider: lowering the by applying a lower speed limit installing advanced warning signs; or implementing physical speed control measures.
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