5.19Traffic control using hand signals only#
Traffic controllers are also often engaged to manage pedestrian activity across a roadway or on a footpath.
Traffic controllers managing pedestrian activity are not required to use STOP / SLOW bats or a PTCD.
Traffic controllers may use other methods such as direct communication, or hand signals to manage pedestrian movements and access.
Where pedestrians are to be directed to the other side of the roadway and crossing facilities are not available, traffic controllers may be engaged to enhance pedestrian safety, by controlling traffic at these locations. Accordingly, a traffic controller, while displaying the STOP sign of the STOP / SLOW bat to vehicular traffic, may use hand signals to direct pedestrians to cross a roadway where it is safe to do so.
The use of hand signals, only, in lieu of a STOP / SLOW bat, may be also applied by a traffic controller when potential lightning strikes are imminent, subject to certain conditions (refer to Section 5.20 Operational traffic control in heavy storm conditions).
