PROBLEMS IN DESIGNING DIRECTION SIGNS IN URBAN AREAS

Australian standard as 1742 pt 1 and part 2 dr 75006-75012 (manual of uniform traffic control devices) is not definitive in planning the legend used in an overall guide sign system. A design method is proposed to assist driver orientation on a network of urban roads. Examples of some Canberra intersection treatments are discussed. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceeding of the Institution of Engineers, Australia Engineering Conference 1977, Comma, Australia, March 14-18, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Smith, D N
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 160-169
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Institution of Engineers, Australia
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Design; Directional distribution; Driver training; Intersections; Lettering; Networks; Roads; Standards; Traffic control; Traffic signs; Types of traffic; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Traffic direction
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign design
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 626: Direction (traffic); 455: Junction; 541: Lettering; 1053: Road network; 187: Specification (standard); 553: Traffic sign; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165560
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM