TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ROADWORKS

The need for both safe working conditions and stable traffic flow at highway construction and maintenance areas provides one of the greatest traffic control challenges. The increasing possibility of litigation against authorities adopting sub-standard practices has resulted in an increasing emphasis on roadwork traffic control around the world. The paper considers the nature of the roadwork accident problem in Australia, and three possible areas for further consideration are suggested: personnel motivation and training, the control of vehicle speeds, and the rationalisation and uniformity of practice at worksites. The paper concludes by examining the proposed draft Australian standard for signing at roadworks and its implications for minor works on minor roads. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 22nd Australian Road Research Boards' Regional Symposium, Grafton, New South Wales, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • JARVIS, J R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 137-151
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction sites; Crashes; Education; Motivation; Motor vehicles; Personnel; Prevention; Safety; Speed; Standardization; Standards; Traffic control; Traffic signs; Traffic speed; Training; Vehicles; Work zone traffic control
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 3628: Construction site; 2284: Education; 2295: Motivation; 102: Personnel; 187: Specification (standard); 5408: Speed; 9075: Standardization; 654: Traffic control; 553: Traffic sign; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394801
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-157-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM