Traffic Management Signs Are Now Mandatory For The Streets Of Sydney

In a densely populated city like Sydney, it is very important to maintain and regulate the traffic. Traffic management signs play a very important role here. They instruct the driver about the road conditions and alert him at a junction. Only wearing a helmet and seatbelts, won’t fix the situation. Each road user should be properly educated about the road signs as well.

Taking the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as the standard, the agencies have been manufacturing traffic engineering devices past few years. There are many companies in Sydney working in this field and doing profitable business as well.

 
What is so the mode of coordination of the agencies?

Each company coordinates with three departments. The traffic investigation team designs the signs that will somehow increase the safety standards of the driver. They make traffic management plans so that accidents can be avoided in the long term projects. The Business Sign Control team supplies staff to the Travel Information Council (TIC).

They also take part in the state administration program called Official Business Directional Sign(OBDS). Work Zone Traffic Management is responsible for taking care of the traffic in the places where highway repair/construction work is going on. It works in collaboration with Construction and Materials Bureau.

 
What kind of traffic signs is available?

• Warning signs:- To alert the driver or pedestrian about a serious hazard ahead that are not realized normally, these signs are used. Sometimes situations may get worse. If neglected or avoided, death may happen also.
• Regulatory signs:- These signs if not followed may be subjected to legal action. They are provided on a particular road or a zone to inform the driver so that he can obey it. The legal action may be in the form of a fine.
• Prohibitory and restrictive signs:- These signs indicate the situations to anyhow avoid. As they are directly linked with the health and safety of the driver. Any deviation or disobedience may lead to fatal consequences.
• Mandatory signs: - They indicate the correct action that the driver should take in that particular situation. It is a somewhat compulsory action that any road user has to follow.
• Informative signs: - It is printed on a placard to inform the driver about the situation. Now it is up to the driver whether he will follow that or not. But it is not subjected to strict legal action.
• Service signs: - They are put to help any traveler. It includes a phone-call facility, ATM nearby, petrol pump nearby, hospitals, and restrooms, and so on. These signs are mostly seen in the places of remote locations where there is a scarcity of population.

Road safety education is present in the curriculum of schools, colleges, and workplaces. But still, so many accidents on roads are witnessed every single day. The two most significant causes are high-speed driving and drunken driving. It is important now to take the initiative for a better risk-free future.