| Department of Transport & Main Roads From concept to operations we can deliver Light Rail with you. Because Expertise Matters. www.interfleet.com.au Image courtesy of GoldLinQ SAFETY INNOVATION Given the scope and scale of works in the program, community and roadworker safety was also a high priority. This focus on safety led to a Queensland first in the form of new traffic signage aimed at reducing end-ofqueue incidents. The department devised ‘Turn on your hazard lights when queued’ signage in response to driver feedback. Feedback showed when approaching queues, motorists were not aware traffic had stopped as brake lights were not visible because most drivers in the queue had turned off their engines and applied hand brakes. Placed at roadworks site entry points, the ‘Turn on hazard lights when queued’ signage was an innovative and low-cost solution aimed at reducing end-of-queue incidents on rural roads. Since the introduction of the hazard light signage trial in that state’s southwest in March 2013, zero end-of-queue incidents have occurred – a great success. The initiative has since been rolled out to other districts.
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