Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 at 09:43
The RTA uses contractor's that do a course for traffic control. They are cheeked often by inspectors. They have set guidelines as to where to put the
sign and what
sign is to put there they are measured out not by foot but by tape measured. If the
sign is in the wrong place they face fines and loss of contract. I have come across this several times, pulled over at the compound and asked to speak to the supervisor. After pointing out their mistake they make changes. One example, coming up to road works in a 100 klm zone,
sign reduce speed 80 klm further up road reduce speed 60 klm then road works 40 klm. the road works finished in a 50 klm zone but the
sign only said
end of road works. Therefore the speed limit was made 100 klm as when you leave the road works you resume your speed back to what it was before the road works. The workers covered up the 50 klm so drivers though the limit was 100 klm. After tell the supervisor of the problem he said "I don't have a 50 klm sign" so I ask him to shut down the road works down until he got one, which he did after I rang his head office. I also reminded him of his obligation by law to have the correct signs before he starts work.
Drivers are like sheep follow the one in front, but if the one in front gets it wrong you have a problem.
Another example, I had blocked one lane off on a 2 lane road, I was working in the gutter lane and traffic using the outside lane, all was good until a little old lady drove into a driveway and the car behind followed her, that driver realising she was only going into the driveway continued to travel in the wrong lane heading straight for me, every car after that did the same, there were no signs diverting them into this lane, only they followed like sheep.
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