✨ Traffic Control Devices Trial
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 74 — 9 JULY 2015
Slippery When Wet Supplementary Signs Trial
Pursuant to subclause 3.4(1) of Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (“the Rule”) and a delegation from the NZ Transport Agency, I, Glenn Bunting, Network Manager, authorise the installation and maintenance of alternative supplementary signs for the W3-2 (temporary) or W14-7 (permanent) slippery surface signs:
a. for the purpose described in Schedule 1;
b. in the form and layout set out in Schedule 2;
c. at the locations stated in Schedule 3;
d. for the period specified in Schedule 4; and
e. subject to the conditions in Schedule 5.
The signs may be installed for the purpose of evaluating their use and the trial will be called the “slippery when wet supplementary signs trial”.
Schedule 1—Purpose of trial
The purpose of the trial is to:
a. evaluate the effectiveness and safety of alternative supplementary signs for the W3-2 slippery surface (temporary) or W14-7 slippery surface (permanent) warning signs; and
b. assess the effect on drivers’ behaviour and reaction to the alternative signs.
Schedule 2—Form and layout of signs
The signs must conform to the following descriptions:
Slippery surface supplementary – when wet
The road may be slippery when wet – supplements W3-2
Shape and size: rectangle 900 x 300mm
Background: orange (RF)
Border: black 25mm
Legend:
| Description | Colour | Size |
|---|---|---|
| “WHEN WET” | black | 125/18 |
Slippery surface supplementary – slippery when wet
The road may be slippery when wet – supplements W3-2
Shape and size: rectangle 900 x 450mm
Background: orange (RF)
Border: black 25mm
Legend:
| Description | Colour | Size |
|---|---|---|
| “SLIPPERY” | black | 120/17 |
| “WHEN WET” | black | 120/17 |
Slippery surface supplementary – slow when wet
The road may be slippery when wet, slow down – supplements W3-2
Shape and size: rectangle 900 x 450mm
Background: orange (RF)
Border: black 25mm
Legend:
| Description | Colour | Size |
|---|---|---|
| “SLOW” | black | 120/18.5 |
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NZ Gazette 2015, No 74
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🚂 Slippery When Wet Supplementary Signs Trial
🚂 Transport & Communications9 July 2015
Traffic Control Devices, Slippery Surface Signs, Road Safety, Trial, W3-2, W14-7
- Glenn Bunting, Network Manager, NZ Transport Agency