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AS 1742.

5—1997

Australian Standard
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Manual of uniform traffic control


devices

Part 5: Street name and community


facility name signs
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee MS/12, Road Signs and Traffic
Signals. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
20 June 1997 and published on 5 November 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee MS/12:


ARRB Transport Research
Australasian Railway Association
Australian Automobile Association
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry


AUSTROADS
Department of Transport and Regional Development
Department of Transport and Works, Northern Territory
Department of Transport, S.A.
Department of Transport, Tasmania
Department of Urban Services, A.C.T.
Institute of Municipal Engineering, Australia
Main Roads Department, Queensland
Main Roads, Western Australia
Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia
Vic Roads

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 96253.


AS 1742.5—1997

Australian Standard
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Manual of uniform traffic control


devices

Part 5: Street name and community


facility name signs

Originated in part as AS CA14— 1935.


Previous edition AS 1742.5— 1986.
Second edition 1997.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA


(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 1275 4
AS 1742.5 — 1997 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australian Committee MS/12 on Road Signs
and Traffic Signals to supersede AS 1742.5 — 1986. It is one in a series of fourteen
standards which together form the Manual of uniform traffic control devices. The series
comprises the following Standards:
AS
1742 Manual of uniform traffic control devices
1742.1 General introduction and index of signs
1742.2 Traffic control devices for general use
1742.3 Traffic control devices for works on roads
1742.4 Speed controls
1742.5 Street name and community facility name signs (this Standard)
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1742.6 Service and tourist signs for motorists


1742.7 Railway crossings
1742.8 Freeways
1742.9 Bicycle facilities
1742.10 Pedestrian control and protection
1742.11 Parking controls
1742.12 Bus, transit and truck lanes
1742.13 Local area traffic management
1742.14 Traffic signals
Principal variations from the 1986 edition are as follows:
(a) Expanded requirements and recommendations in respect of —
(i) use of logos and other peripheral detail on street name signs;
(ii) use of supplementary plates with street name signs;
(iii) street name signs for roundabouts, deceleration lanes and outer separator
openings on streets with service roads; and
(iv) colour combinations to be used on street name signs.
(b) Provision of oversize street name signs on high-speed roads.
(c) Provision of advance street name signs.
(d) Addition of guidelines for the naming of roads and streets.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.

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CONTENTS
Page

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL


1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. 5
1.2 OBJECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 5
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . .. .. .. .. . .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. 5
1.4 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . .... .. .. . ... .. ... .. 5

SECTION 2 STREET NAME SIGNS


2.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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2.2 SHAPE AND SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6


2.3 SIGN LAYOUT AND PERMITTED INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 LOGOS ON SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 LETTERING AND NUMERALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 COLOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 REFLECTORIZATION AND ILLUMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8 MOUNTING HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.9 LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.10 ORIENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.11 ADDITIONAL STREET NAMING ON ARTERIAL ROADS IN
URBAN AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SECTION 3 COMMUNITY FACILITY NAME SIGNS


3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... ..... 21
3.2 AVOIDING SIGN PROLIFERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... ..... 21
3.3 SHAPE, SIZE AND PERMITTED INFORMATION . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ... 22
3.4 MOUNTING HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. 22
3.5 OTHER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... .. .. . 22
3.6 TOURIST FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . 23
3.7 PEDESTRIAN DIRECTION SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .... . 23
3.8 SIGNPOSTING TO MAJOR FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... ..... 23

APPENDIX A GUIDELINES FOR THE NAMING OF ROADS


AND STREETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AS 1742.5 — 1997 4

FOREWORD

Street name and community facility name signs are an important navigation aid. Poor
street name signage frequently gives rise to frustration, hesitation and inconvenience to
road users. On the other hand, adherence to good signage practice aids road safety by
providing drivers with essential information in an efficient manner so that their distraction
from the driving task is minimized. Good practice includes taking special care in the
placement of street name signs so that loss of conspicuity or legibility due to their small
size is minimized.
The great variety and length of names given to streets necessitates exercising flexibility in
the design of signs. Many local government authorities will wish to reinforce a sense of
local identity by incorporating their name, emblem or logo in the sign. While the Standard
makes provision for these, it is important that the additional information does not affect
the legibility and functioning of the sign.
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The proliferation of community facility name signs at some intersections can become
difficult for road authorities and councils to control. If allowed to get out of hand, the
excessive number of signs which may result at the one location, can render both the street
name and the community facility name signs ineffective due to the inability of road users
to scan all of the information in the available time. This issue, together with advice on
how to handle the problem, is further expanded in Clause 3.2.
5 AS 1742.5 — 1997

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Manual of uniform traffic control devices

Part 5: Street name and community facility name signs

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements for the design and use of street name
and community facility name signs on all types of roads except freeways.
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1.2 OBJECTIVE The objective of this Standard is to provide road authorities and
local government authorities with a standard means of signposting street names and
associated information, and of signposting directions to community facilities with the aim
of facilitating road user recognition of the signs.

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this


Standard:
AS
1348 Road and traffic engineering — Glossary of terms
1348.2 Part 2: Traffic management
1742 Manual of uniform traffic control devices
1742.2 Part 2: Traffic control devices for general use
1742.6 Part 6: Service and tourist signs for motorists
1742.10 Part 10: Pedestrian control and protection
1744 Forms of letters and numerals for road signs
2700 Colour standards for general purposes
4212 Geographic information systems — Data dictionary for transfer of street
addressing information
AS/NZS
1906 Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes
1906.1 Part 1: Retroreflective materials

1.4 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions in AS 1348.2 and
those below apply.
1.4.1 Street type— the designation associated with the name of the street (e.g. Street,
Road, Avenue), usually selected to match the function of the street.
1.4.2 Traffic control device — any sign, signal, pavement marking or other installation
placed or erected by a public authority or official body having the necessary jurisdiction,
for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding road users.

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