Road Photos & Information: Signs
General
Collection of signs on Esplanade, Aldinga Beach, SA, December 2007. Image © Michael Greenslade
This section features photos of standard signs that appear in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Devices used by various road agencies and councils around Australia. This section also includes signs that may only be used in a specific state or territory but not nationally.
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Guide signs are used to inform and advise road users of directions, distances, destinations, routes, non-regulatory traffic instructions, the location of services for road users, and points of interest. 1 -
Regulatory signs are used to regulate the movement of traffic by indicating when or where a legal requirement applies, failure to comply with which constitutes an offence. For example, speed limits, prohibited or permitted movements at intersections and parking controls. 1 -
Temporary signs are used to control, warn and guide road users safely through, around or past work sites on roads and footpaths and to warn and advise of other temporary hazardous conditions which could endanger road users. 1 -
Warning Signs indicate unexpected or hazardous conditions on or adjacent to the road which may not be obvious to the approaching road user. 1
1 Standards Australia, Australian Standard, AS 1742.1, Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 1: General introduction and index of signs, 21 October 2003.