Sight distance#

There should be a minimum 200 metres sight distance to each marker when undertaking the installation of these sites. A safe exit from the stopping area should be a minimum of 200 metres visual clearance, based on the largest vehicle traversing the road.

It is important that there is adequate sight distance, both on the approach to the informal heavy vehicle stopping place to allow heavy vehicle drivers to see the entrance to the stopping place and whether it is occupied, and on the departure for drivers leaving the site to enter the road. Sites should not be located on curves/bends and trees/shrubs should be trimmed where visibility is an issue.