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1 M WINDING ROAD. Here's a pre-metric
sign that survived long after it should've. The road it stood beside was a
former railway, but a deviation around a trestle bridge site meant the sign
was required.
I happened to notice it on a rare day that I didn't have a camera with me
(I'd been past it a few times before but hadn't noticed that it was in
Miles.. Went back a day or so later and a branch had fallen on it, denting
the top slightly.Athlone, Vic. |
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35 km WINDING ROAD. Looking even older
that the 1 Mile sign is this one near Briagolong. Oddly enough there are a
pair of 32km WINDING ROAD signs placed near this sign. I've not driven the
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1km WINDING ROAD - before and after. Another
comparison of signs at the same location. It seems odd to have such sign in
a flat area like this, but for one reason or another, the road has 4 sharp
90 degree turns here. The first one is to the right.
Bushy Park, Vic. |
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Concealed intersection 200m. In some
locations, an intersecting road is difficult to see. This can result in
missing the intersection, or the risk of collision with traffic entering
from the side road that you may not see in time.
The Concealed 200m plate here was damaged
after this photo was taken and remained so for a year.
Click here to see what replaced it.Stratford, Vic. |
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Concealed intersection. Another kind of
CONCEALED plate added to a side road junction sign. There isn't actually a
side road here. It is a driveway. Use of this sign is somewhat misleading,
but it is very common. Stratford, Vic. |
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Concealed 100m. Use of two plates rather than one.
Both for the same driveway. Note use of different size plates. Maffra,
Vic.
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Concealed Access. This is a better way to warn of
driveways. Apologies for the poor quality of these photos. There was no safe
place to stop, so I resorted to flash photos through the windscreen, as it
was dusk. CONCEALED ROAD. Another style of sign.
Arthur's Seat, Vic.
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CONCEALED INTERSECTION. Here's an unusual
sign with both symbol and words on the one piece. Warragul, Vic. |
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OBSCURED. Yet another way of warning of a
concealed road.
Portsea, Vic. |
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TWO WAY. Reminds that the road is for
two way traffic. Usually after a divided road ends.
Left: Older version of the sign with thin arrows. Traralgon, Vic.
Centre: Current version with thicker arrows. Note different font on
TWO WAY plate. Stratford, Vic.
Right: Larger version with the arrows not placed on the level with
each other. Traralgon, Vic.The
TWO WAY plate is no longer a standard sign and therefore shall gradually
disappear. |
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Two way, 4 lanes. These signs sometimes appear where
there are overtaking lanes in both directions or where a divided road ends,
but there are still 4 lanes. Note the different styles of arrows. Left:
Sale; Centre: Traralgon; Right: Kilmany. |
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Left: SCHOOL CROSSING AHEAD. Faded example of a sign
commonly seen near schools. Signs associated with school children are
usually a fluorescent orange or pink. This is to catch the attention of
drivers as children can be unpredictable on the road. The only problem
with this colour is that it fades in a relatively short time.
Right: SCHOOL CROSSING AHEAD. A newer and brighter
example of the species at the same crossing in Stratford, Vic. |
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School Children pictogram. The symbolic version
of the School Crossing signs. A yellow version also exists that is
intended for non-school uses. Parks for example. Not that the two
colours don't get mixed up and put in the wrong places. Stratford, Vic. |
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SCHOOL CHILDREN. Older text sign.
Tamworth, NSW.
Photo: Paul Rands. |
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SCHOOL. Faded sign with only the word
SCHOOL. Rather rare today. Albert Park, Vic. |
