Road User Rule

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Update
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Land Transport Rules

• Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Rule
• rationalised limits, PBS approach, stability
  (SRT)
• OD provisions, pilot training, accreditation
• Setting of Speed Limits Rule
• awaiting Ministers consideration
• delivery workshops planned
• Dangerous Goods Rule (amended)
• public consultation draft in new year
• Vehicle Loading Load Security Rule
• discussion paper December 2002

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Road User Rule

• Obligations on road users under traffic law
• Content includes
• signs and signals
• stopping, giving way
• parking
• special speed limits
• level crossings, pedestrian crossings
• Some details in companion Traffic Control Devices
  Rule

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Road User Consultation Paper
9 Proposals

• Cycle Lanes
• Roundabouts
• Give way rules
• Pedestrian crossings
• Left turn on red
• Use of headlights
• Use of cellular phones
• Speed limit passing a school bus
• Recreational wheeled devices, scooters

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Draft Road User Rule for Consultation

• Changes from discussion paper
• Use of headlights - sunset to sunrise
• Use of cellphones - weighing the evidence
• Recreational vehicles - speed limit 10 km/h for
  footpaths
• New item
• Speed limit 90 km/h for some heavy vehicles -
  truck/trailers, A-trains
• See Overview for particular points

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Traffic Control Devices Rule

• Replaces Traffic Regulations with regard to
  control devices, signs, markings to support
  traffic law
• Major opportunity for rationalisation
• Initial draft released to industry for
  consultation early 2002
• accompanied by release of Traffic Note

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Traffic Control Devices Rule

• Provides details in support of Road User Rule
• Content includes
• signs, markings, signals
• channelling, crossings, intersections
• stopping, parking
• Incorporation of MOTSAM, COPTTM
• See Overview for particular points
• Drafts of both TCD Rule and Road User Rule
  released together

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Safety Management

• Safety Management Systems
• continuing RCA pilot/demonstration projects
• SMS guidelines, promotion, support
• road network classification, benchmarking
• safety performance measures
• Standards and Guidelines
• steering group - work programme
• special project on pedestrian and cyclist
  facilities

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Safety Management

• Development
• overview of crash reduction studies
• advancement of road safety audit process
• review of communications re safer roads
• Research Investigations
• network risk profiling
• road classification
• pedestrian traffic signals
• local area traffic management

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Traffic Management

• Traffic Signals
• training, audit programme
• practitioners workshop 26-27 November 02
• Rail Crossings
• road / rail crossing Forum 28 November 02
• Traffic Notes
• distribution, recipients
• LTSA website /roads, /publications

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Road Safety Strategy 2010

• Safety Management System
• pilot / demonstration projects by RCAs
• guidelines / promotion of SMS approach
• monitoring / evaluation
• Road Network Performance
• road classification framework
• safety performance benchmarking targets
• network risk profiles, roadside hazards

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