Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 – Traffic Signs (February 2015)

Pursuant to subclause 4.4(4) of the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 and to a delegation from the NZ Transport Agency, I, Glenn Bunting, Network Manager, authorise the installation and maintenance of the sign described in the Schedule to this notice.

Schedule

W19–2.1 Symbolic warning – active LED (railway crossing at curve)

There is a railway level crossing at a curve in the road ahead. The legend is illuminated when vehicles approach the curve and either the advisory speed or “SLOW DOWN” warning message is displayed when approaching vehicles exceed the advisory speed for the curve.

Shape and size: Rectangle 700 x 1000mm

Background: Black

Border: Black 50mm

Legend:

 

Description

Colour

Size

 

(Optional) lights in the left and right hand top corners flash alternately when the sign is activated

Orange (lit)

60cm2 effective

 

Arrow depicting the shape of the curve (as in W12-1 and W12-2 series signs) with a symbol of a railway line superimposed in the appropriate location
above

Yellow (lit)

Size maximised without distortion to fit display area of 600 x 480mm

 

Advisory speed in km/h (as for sign W12-3.2) or “SLOW DOWN”

Yellow (lit) or white (lit)

160/25 effective

Note: The dimensions, descriptions and terms contained in this notice conform with the opening notes in Schedule 1, Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004.

Example:

Active LED railway crossing at curve sign
Active LED railway crossing at curve sign

Signed at Wellington this 29th day of January 2015.

GLENN BUNTING, Network Manager.