❓ Question regarding the timeline for a national standard for tourist road signage and state government initiatives to reduce crashes caused by drivers on the wrong side of the road. The answer details the NTSRG's contribution to updating the Australian Standard and lists several state government initiatives.
AnsweredQoN 1768Legislative Assembly
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(1) When is the National Tourism Signage Reference Group (NTSRG) expected to adopt a nationally consistent standard for tourist road signage? (2) In the absence of an existing national approach to tourist road signage, what initiatives are currently being undertaken by the State Government to reduce the number of vehicle crashes that have resulted from drivers driving or swerving on the wrong side of the road?
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Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
12 days
(1) The National Tourism Signage Reference Group provided significant assistance to the Australian Standards MS-012 Committee in reviewing Australian Standard AS1742.6 (Tourist and Service Signs), which was updated and published in 2014.
(2) The Government has undertaken a number of measures to remind international drivers of the need to keep left including:
- A trial of road safety reminder signs on Caves Road in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
- Installing arrows on Forrest Highway at major intersections to indicate the correct direction of travel.
- Overseeing a number of tourist destinations in Margaret River installing road safety reminder signs near their property.
(2) The Government has undertaken a number of measures to remind international drivers of the need to keep left including:
- A trial of road safety reminder signs on Caves Road in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
- Installing arrows on Forrest Highway at major intersections to indicate the correct direction of travel.
- Overseeing a number of tourist destinations in Margaret River installing road safety reminder signs near their property.
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