Reversing sign
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 19:11
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Bunny
Can anyone point us in the right direction - we want to purchase one of those signs to place on the road "caution - caravanning reversing" (or similar) to warn oncoming motorists - we live right on a corner and it's rather dangerous.
Any ideas?
Reply By: 325 - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 20:13
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 20:13
Hi Bunny!
All road warning signs MUST be AS compliant in all states of Australia. Any signage on the road that changes the road conditions [speed, warnings] must also be placed by certified traffic management personelle.
If an loss or damage is caused by a non AS , planned
sign of any description , the person/party who
places it is directly responsible and may be held liable.
In reality , you could have just taken responsibility for any accident by some numpty who isn't watching what he is doing.
The safest way to circumnavigate this is to place witches/reflective warning devices on the road that are visible form 200m, [or max distance if 200m is not possible].
This then
places the ownus on the driver then [theoretically] , as they have seen the devices and are now responsible for their action from that point on. This is still a very
grey area , and is open to interpretation if it gets messy.
As Mother Hen stated , people blocking the road [which is still actually illegal], may be your best bet, as they are now pedestrians and come under a different juristriction legally. : /
Also to Mother Hen , I think I know the Auto sparky you referred to in Mandurah as we have to back a semi-trailer full of counterweights for cranes next door. Drivers will actually drive over the curb while the truck is still reversing in order to save 10 seconds. Idiots.
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