Relationship table#

Section	Title	Queensland application
1.	Introduction
1.1	Purpose	Accepted
1.2	Intended user	Accepted
1.3	How to use	Accepted
1.4	Scope	Accepted
1.5	Out of scope	Accepted
2.	Traffic control and communication devices and the Safe System	Accepted
3.	Standards and Road Rules relating to transport control devices
3.1	Australian / New Zealand Standards	Accepted
3.2	Road Rules and traffic control devices	Accepted
4.	Principles and application
4.1	Uniformity
4.1.1	Importance	Accepted
4.1.2	Areas of desirable uniformity	Accepted
4.2	Factors affecting performance	Accepted
4.2.1	Inappropriate use	Accepted
4.2.2	Maintenance	Accepted
4.2.3	Environmental factors	Accepted
4.2.4	Site conditions	Accepted
4.2.5	Road user factors	Accepted
4.2.6	Design of road or facility	Accepted
4.2.7	Redundant signs	Accepted
4.3	Signs and markings
4.3.1	General principles	Accepted
4.3.2	Considerations for older road users and people with disabilities	Accepted
4.4	Alignment with the national ITS architecture	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
5.	Signing and marking schemes	Accepted
5.1	Need for signing and marking schemes	Accepted
5.2	Principles for preparation of schemes	Accepted
5.3	Complex and closely spaced intersections	Accepted
5.4	Traffic management plans	Accepted
5.5	Route plans for direction signs
5.5.1	General	Accepted
5.5.2	Route overview plans	Accepted
5.5.3	Intersection direction sign layouts	Accepted
5.5.4	Reassurance direction signs plan	Accepted
5.6	Route planning and directional and wayfinding signage for bicyclists	Accepted
5.7	Wayfinding for pedestrians	Accepted with amendments	VRU
5.8	Route audits	Accepted
5.9	Schemes for parking signs on roads	Accepted
5.10	Signs and markings for local area traffic management	Accepted
5.11	Signs and markings for roadworks and temporary situations	Accepted
5.11.1	Pedestrian facilities at roadworks and building construction sites	Accepted
6.	Traffic signs	Accepted
6.1	Development of new signs	Accepted
6.2	Types of signs	Accepted with amendments	TEP
6.2.1	Regulatory signs	Accepted
6.2.2	Warning signs	Accepted
6.2.3	Guide signs	Accepted
6.2.4	Other signs and markings	Accepted with amendments	VRU
6.3	Design of sign faces
6.3.1	General	Accepted
6.3.2	Numbering of signs	Accepted
6.3.3	Colour of signs	Accepted
6.3.4	Standard signs (pre-set graphics)	Accepted
6.3.5	‘Made-to-measure’ signs	Accepted
6.3.6	Standard alphabets for road signs	Accepted
6.3.7	Letter size and legibility	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
6.3.8	Arrows and symbols	Accepted
6.4	Sign materials and illumination	Accepted
6.4.1	Retroreflective materials	Accepted
6.4.2	Illumination	Accepted
6.5	Location and placement of signs	Accepted with amendments	TEP
6.5.1	General	Accepted
6.5.2	Longitudinal placement	Accepted
6.5.3	Lateral placement and height	Accepted with amendments	TEP
6.5.4	Road layout, environment and topography	Accepted
6.5.5	Orientation of signs	Accepted
6.5.6	Collocation with electronic signs	Accepted
6.5.7	Location and placement of signs for pedestrians	Accepted
6.6	Maintenance	Accepted
6.6.1	Performance degradation	Accepted
6.6.2	Inspection	Accepted
6.6.3	Routine maintenance	Accepted
6.6.4	Repair of damaged signs	Accepted
7.	Electronic signs	Accepted
7.1	Variable message signs	Accepted
7.1.1	General principles	Accepted
7.1.2	Applications	Accepted with amendments	MPI
7.2	Sign faces
7.2.1	General characteristics	Accepted
7.2.2	Legibility	Accepted
7.3	VMS messages
7.3.1	Types of messages and symbols	Accepted with amendments	MPI
7.3.2	Abbreviations	Accepted with amendments	MPI
7.4	Message content and format	Accepted with amendments	MPI
7.4.1	Problem statements	Accepted
7.4.2	Location statements	Accepted
7.4.3	Effect statements	Accepted
7.4.4	Attention statements	Accepted
7.4.5	Action statements	Accepted
7.4.6	Message load and exposure times	Accepted
7.4.7	Number of frames and display changes	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
7.4.8	Time and date information	Accepted
7.4.9	Message compatibility and credibility	Accepted
7.5	Location and spacing	Accepted
7.5.1	Longitudinal placement	Accepted
7.5.2	Lateral placement and height	Accepted
7.5.3	VMS orientation	Accepted
7.5.4	Collocation with other signs	Accepted
7.6	Applications of VMS
7.6.1	General	Accepted
7.6.2	Driver information signs	Accepted
7.6.3	Lane control signals / signs	Accepted
7.6.4	Weather warning systems	Accepted
7.6.5	Reversible lanes	Accepted
7.6.6	Incident management	Accepted
7.6.7	Over-height systems	Accepted
7.6.8	Speed indicator systems	Accepted
7.6.9	Vehicle activated intersection and road geometry signs	Accepted with amendments	VRU
7.6.10	Public transport	Accepted
7.6.11	Parking guidance	Accepted
7.7	Electronic speed limit signs	Accepted with amendments	ANO
7.7.1	Motorways	Accepted
7.7.2	Arterial and local roads	Accepted
7.7.3	ESL sign size, brightness and annulus requirement	Accepted
7.8	Portable / temporary VMS	Accepted with amendments	TEP
8.	Pavement markings
8.1	General	Accepted
8.1.1	Use of markings	Accepted
8.1.2	Limitations of markings	Accepted
8.2	Colour and reflectorisation
8.2.1	Colour	Accepted
8.2.2	Reflectorisation	Accepted
8.3	Line marking materials	Accepted
8.3.1	Types of longitudinal lines	Accepted
8.3.2	Dividing lines	Accepted
8.3.3	Barrier lines	Accepted with amendments	TEP
8.3.4	Lane lines	Accepted
8.3.5	Transition lines	Accepted
8.3.6	Continuity lines	Accepted
8.3.7	Edge lines	Accepted
8.3.8	Special lane lines	Accepted
8.4	Transverse lines	Accepted
8.4.1	Stop lines	Accepted
8.4.2	Give-way lines	Accepted
8.4.3	Limit lines	Accepted
8.4.4	Pedestrian crossing markings	Accepted
8.5	Other markings
8.5.1	Turn lines	Accepted
8.5.2	Diagonal and chevron markings	Accepted
8.5.3	Off-road path markings	Accepted
8.5.4	Yellow box markings	Accepted
8.5.5	Messages on pavements	Accepted
8.5.6	Roundabout markings	Accepted
8.5.7	Kerb markings	Accepted
8.5.8	Zig-zag markings	Accepted
8.5.9	Bicycle awareness zones in Queensland	New	VRU
8.6	Use of coloured pavements	Accepted with amendments	VRU
8.7	Raised pavement markers
8.7.1	Types	Accepted
8.7.2	Raised retroreflective pavement markers	Accepted
8.7.3	Non-retroreflective pavement markers	Accepted
8.7.4	Guidelines for use	Accepted
8.7.5	Illuminated and other pavement markers	Accepted
8.8	Rumble strips
8.8.1	Types and application	Accepted
8.8.2	Use of rumble strips	Accepted
8.8.3	Tactile ground surface indicators	Accepted
8.8.4	Emerging areas – perceptual countermeasures	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
9.	Guide posts and delineators	Accepted with amendments	VRU
9.1	Features of guide posts	Accepted
9.2	Location and spacing	Accepted
9.3	Delineators	Accepted
9.4	Colour of guide post and delineators	Accepted
9.5	Snow poles	Accepted
10.	Traffic signals	Accepted
10.1	Types of displays and their meanings	Accepted
10.1.1	Circular aspects	Accepted
10.1.2	Arrow aspects	Accepted
10.1.3	Pedestrian aspects	Accepted
10.1.4	Bicycle aspects	Accepted
10.1.5	Special vehicle aspects	Accepted
10.1.6	Combination of aspects	Accepted
10.2	Signal face layouts
10.2.1	Vehicle signal face layouts	Accepted
10.2.2	Face layouts with right-turn arrow aspects	Accepted
10.2.3	Face layouts with left-turn arrow aspects	Accepted
10.2.4	Permitted layouts	Accepted
10.3	Display sequences
10.3.1	Basic sequence	Accepted
10.3.2	Sequences with arrow aspects	Accepted
10.3.3	Right-turn sequences	Accepted
10.3.4	Left-turn sequences	Accepted
10.3.5	Sequences for two-aspect columns	Accepted
10.3.6	Pedestrian signals	Accepted
10.3.7	Bicycle signals	Accepted
10.3.8	Special vehicle signals	Accepted
10.3.9	Signal start-up and failure displays	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
10.4	Location of signal faces	Accepted
10.4.1	Designation of signal faces	Accepted
10.4.2	Signal face functions	Accepted
10.4.3	Signal face site requirements	Accepted
10.4.4	Positioning of signal equipment	Accepted
10.4.5	Collision risk reduction	Accepted
10.4.6	Lantern mounting heights	Accepted
10.4.7	Clearances from power lines	Accepted
10.4.8	Lantern aiming	Accepted
10.4.9	Unusual geometry or site features	Accepted
10.4.10	Other street furniture	Accepted
10.4.11	Visors	Accepted
10.4.12	Louvres	Accepted
10.5	Special uses	Accepted
10.5.1	Advance warning signals	Accepted
10.5.2	Railway level crossings	Accepted
10.5.3	Emergency vehicle facilities	Accepted
10.5.4	Public transport priority	Accepted
10.5.5	Bicycle facilities	Accepted
10.5.6	Roundabout metering signals	Accepted
10.5.7	Metering signals at sign-controlled intersections	Accepted
10.5.8	Special intersection treatments	Accepted
10.5.9	Paired intersections	Accepted
10.5.10	Intersections with more than four legs	Accepted
10.5.11	Overhead lane control signals	Accepted
10.5.12	Single-lane operation and portable signals	Accepted
10.5.13	Left turn on red	Not accepted	TEP SRI
10.6	Ramp metering signals	Accepted
10.7	Pavement markings at signals	Accepted
10.7.1	Longitudinal lines	Accepted
10.7.2	Transverse lines	Accepted
10.7.3	Painted medians and islands	Accepted
10.7.4	Pavement messages and symbols	Accepted
10.7.5	Raised pavement markers	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application	Dept contact
10.8	Signs used with traffic signals	Accepted
10.8.1	General requirements	Accepted
10.8.2	Signs at signal installations	Accepted
11.	Traffic islands	Accepted
11.1	Flush medians and islands	Accepted
11.1.1	Pedestrians and flushed medians and islands	Accepted
11.1.2	Wide centreline treatments	Accepted
11.2	Flush islands with pavement bars	Accepted
11.3	Moveable medians, islands and barriers	Accepted
12.	Communication devices
12.1	General	Accepted
12.2	Technologies and applications	Accepted
12.2.1	Radio rebroadcast and CB radio break-in	Accepted
12.2.2	Emerging technologies	Accepted
12.3	Tactile ground surface indicators	New	VRU
Appendices
A	Route planning and directional and wayfinding signage for bicyclists
A.1	Introduction	Accepted
A.1.1	Application of the guidelines	Accepted
A.1.2	Signing routes with and without cycle infrastructure	Accepted
A.2	Sign designs	Accepted
A.3	Directional pavement markings	Accepted
A.4	Cycle route types	Accepted
A.5	Developing a directional sign plan	Accepted
A.5.1	Identify cycle routes	Accepted
A.5.2	Create a focal point map	Accepted
A.5.3	Identify any named facilities	Accepted
A.5.4	Identify any numbered routes	Accepted
A.5.5	Identify any branded routes	Accepted
A.5.6	Conduct a pre-sign risk assessment	Accepted
A.5.7	Design sign layouts for route junctions	Accepted
A.5.8	Create sign schedules	Accepted
A.5.9	Prepare sign artwork for manufacture	Accepted
A.6	Signing complex intersections	Accepted
A.7	Sign installation	Accepted
A.7.1	Sign mounting and clearances	Accepted
A.7.2	Sight distances and sign visibility	Accepted
A.7.3	Sign legibility and lighting	Accepted
A.7.4	Sign stack mounting order	Accepted
A.7.5	Integration with existing path signs	Accepted
A.7.6	Post-installation check and review	Accepted
A.8	Sign maintenance	Accepted
A.8.1	Sign defect reporting systems	Accepted
A.9	Alternative sign design options	Accepted
B	Operational guideline for the determination of sight distances to direction signs	Accepted
C	Abbreviations for use on VMS
C.1	Recommended abbreviations to use with VMS	Accepted with amendments	MPI
C.2	Standard VMS abbreviations used in conjunction with other words	Accepted
D	VMS message statements
D.1	Recommended VMS problem statements	Accepted with amendments	MPI
D.2	Recommended VMS location statements	Accepted with amendments	MPI
D.3	Recommended VMS effect statements	Accepted with amendments	MPI
D.4	Recommended VMS attention statements	Accepted with amendments	MPI
D.5	Recommended VMS action statements	Accepted with amendments	MPI
D.6	Recommended VMS time and date statements	Accepted
E	Generic message set	Accepted with amendments	MPI
	Commentaries
C1	Commentary 1	Accepted
C1.1	Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA)	Accepted
C1.2	Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia (DPTI)	Accepted
C1.2.1	Small to medium size signs	Accepted
C1.2.2	Large size signs	Accepted
C1.3	Roads ACT	Accepted
C1.4	Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland (TMR)	Accepted with amendments	TEP
C2	Commentary 2	Accepted

Section	Title	Queensland application
C3	Commentary 3	Accepted
C3.1	Traverse rumble strip spacing	Accepted
C3.2	Traverse rumble strip dimensions	Accepted

Departmental contacts:

ANO: Active Network Operations, Traffic Engineering Technology & Systems, Engineering and Technology, Transport and Main Roads email ET_TETS_ANO_Allstaff@tmr.qld.gov.au.
MPI: Mobility Policy & Insights, Traffic Engineering Technology & Systems, Engineering and Technology, Transport and Main Roads email TIManagement@tmr.qld.gov.au.
SRI: Safer Roads Infrastructure, Engineering and Technology, Transport and Main Roads email saferroads@tmr.qld.gov.au.
TEP: Traffic Engineering Practice, Traffic Engineering Technology & Systems, Engineering and Technology, Transport and Main Roads email TrafficEngineering.Support@tmr.qld.gov.au
VRU: Vulnerable Road Users, Traffic Engineering Technology & Systems, Engineering and Technology, Transport and Main Roads, email CyclePedTech@tmr.qld.gov.au.