Preventing Accidents with Road Safety Audits

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Preventing Accidents with Road Safety Audits
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Road Safety Audits are an integral part of
traffic management to ensure that everyone
walking or driving on roads are safe. These
audits are normally conducted by both public as
well as private authorities. Timely audits are
important to ensure the proper installation of
safety signs and other equipment. This helps in
reducing the number of accidents while improving
traffic discipline. If you walk down the road in
your city, you will find the various types of
signs and equipment to control or maintain the
traffic. You will find signboards, bumpers,
traffic signal, check post and more. In a road,
tshaefeintyspaeucdtiotrs evaluate the functioning
of these signs and evaluate traffic control.
Here we are enlisting a few road sign
installation widely used for effective traffic
management.
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• All traffic signs are classified majorly into
  three types
• Mandatory signs
• Cautionary signs
• Informatory signs
• Road sign installations are known to be the
  silent translator of road rules and regulation
  for the people on the road. They are very
  efficient in maintaining the traffic discipline
  even in the absence of any traffic police.
• Mandatory Signs These signs are used to create
  awareness among the people about the basic rule
  and regulation to ensure proficient traffic
  management. These signs mainly constitute to
  those with restrictive obligation, prohibitions
  and other orders.

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• Here is the list of few important mandatory
• road signs installations
• Stop
• No entry
• Speed limit
• One way
• Prohibited- Right turn, horns, U-turn, left turn
• Compulsory ahead, turn left, turn right and many
  more
• These signs are mandatory to be followed by the
  citizens. Any violations of these signs can have
  legal complications as they are in compliance
  with legal rules and regulations.
• Cautionary Signs As the name suggests these
  signs are used to warn the drivers and people
  walking on the road for the existing hazards.

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• In response to these signs, road users should
  take the necessary step to avoid any unforeseen
  accidents. These signs are thoroughly evaluated
  during the road safety audit in the respective
  region. This category includes the following
  signs
• Right or left-hand curve
• Right or left-hand pin bend
• Reverse bend
• Steep ascent and descent
• Narrow road ahead
• Road widens ahead
• Slippery road
• Loose gravel
• Pedestrian crossing
• School ahead
• Man at work
• Crossroad
• Gap in median and more

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• Informatory Signs The major purpose of
  installing informatory signs is to guide the
  people on roads. It includes signs which will
  help road users to reach a destination, find the
  right path, estimate the distance, historical
  details, restrooms, hotels and many other
  facilities in their nearby zone. Some of the
  common examples of informatory road sign
  installation are
• Public telephone
• Petrol pump
• Hospital
• First aid post
• Eateries
• Restrooms
• Parking zone
• Distance
• Emergency contact help and more

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If you are looking for a company, who can help
you with road safety audits or road signs
installation, then contact Traffic Engineering
Australia. We are a team of dedicated experts
catering to a wide variety of traffic management
requirements across Australia. With years of
experience, we know how to sort any traffic
problem. We provide a range of traffic
management solution to maintain and control the
traffic flow across the city. Our services
include road safety audits, road signs installati
ons, traffic guidance, traffic engineering
solutions, renewal traffic management and
more. To know more about our services feel free
to contact our team. You can also visit our
website to gain better insights into our working
domain.