When you see the ‘Roadwork Ahead’ sign, that is your cue to reduce your speed limit and look for further instructional road signs, as well as to look for any potential hazards.

Roadwork signage is temporary but must still be obeyed – this means that even if you know the road like the back of your hand, you should always be vigilant in looking out for signs.

Accompanying signage can also alert you to hazards such as loose stones, road or lane closures, upcoming temporary traffic lights and a lack of road markings, so it’s important to be aware of what signs are around you in roadworks!

Regulatory signs are the most common traffic signs you will see and are used to improve safety of road users. They indicate what you can and cannot do on the road and must be followed, otherwise you may incur a fine.

Australian road signage are something we see every day but likely don’t know what constitutes a regulatory road sign versus an information sign.

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Based on these reviews and the existing research on the impact of body-worn cameras use, it is clear that further research is essential to determine the value of body-worn cameras use and potentially the more effective ways body-worn cameras could be deployed. Given the growing use of body-worn cameras, it would be best to build in rigorous evaluations as law enforcement agencies expand their use of this technology.

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If you want to learn more about Australian road signs, consider visiting the state or territory’s relevant road authority.

Whether you’re on a back road in the middle of nowhere or a major metropolitan freeway, road signage is an integral part of keeping Australian roads safe.

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They are easy to recognise as they are usually combinations of white, black, red, yellow, and green. A good rule of thumb is that if you can receive a fine for not following the road sign’s instructions, it’s probably a regulatory sign!

In this blog we will investigate the meanings of the main types of Australian road signs – the regulatory, guide and information, roadworks, warning, and hazard marker signs.

In November 2018, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) published a report on the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement agencies in the United States in 2016.[2] This report showed that:

Stop signs are generally used at intersections where it is harder for drivers to see oncoming traffic, which is why they are required to completely stop rather than give way. Drivers are required to come to a complete stop at or before the intersection, check for oncoming traffic or pedestrians and then continue when safe to do so.

You can find out more, along with some handy links, at the Australian Government’s Road and Transport Authority’s website.

Warning signs use diagrams and symbols to alert you of potential hazards or dangers up ahead – for example, a black cross means a crossroad is ahead, or a black T means the road ahead is ending.

While many governing laws and regulations can differ across states and territories, Australian road signage is administered by national guidelines, meaning there are very few differences between road signs in Australia.

According to the 2018 BJS report, the main reasons (about 80% each) that local police and sheriffs’ offices had acquired body-worn cameras were to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability.

[note 2] Hyland, S., Body-Worn Cameras in Law Enforcement Agencies, 2016, Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2018. Note that this survey excluded federal agencies, sheriffs’ offices with only jail or court duties, and special-purpose agencies such as transit police and campus police.

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[note 6] Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technology, Recommendations and Guidelines for Using Closed-Circuit Television Security Systems in Commercial Institutions, Version 3.0, June 8, 2012.

Road signs are used throughout the country to improve the safety of road users and foot traffic. Whether they are used as a warning to upcoming hazards, roadworks, or just a change in road conditions. You will come across hundreds of road signs on your daily commute to work or on your family road trip.

For example, to reduce speed, or if they are going the wrong way, i.e. entering the freeway from the wrong side. Signalling that the driver is approaching the end of freeway is also a common information sign used on freeways.

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The first set of rules for Australian road signs were made by the National Transport Commission in 1999. Part of these rules state that by standard road signs must use the AS1744 series fonts, based on the USA’s Highway Gothic typeface.

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[note 4] CrimeSolutions is the NIJ-funded federal clearinghouse of evaluation research, showing what works, what does not work, and what is promising across broad expanses of criminal and juvenile justice programs and practice. Learn more about CrimeSolutions.

Research does not necessarily support the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in achieving those desired outcomes. A comprehensive review of 70 studies of body-worn cameras use found that the larger body of research on body-worn cameras showed no consistent or no statistically significant effects.[3] This meta-analysis was rated by CrimeSolutions and resulted in a No Effects rating for the impact of body-worn cameras on use of force, assaults on officers, officer-initiated calls for service, arrests, traffic stops and tickets, and field interviews (i.e., stop and frisk). See Practice Profile: Body-Worn Cameras’ Effects on Police Officer Behavior. This profile is based on a meta-analysis published in 2020.

[note 1] RCTs provide the highest degree of confidence that observed effects are the result of the program and not of other factors.

Agencies should consider how body worn cameras will meet their mission needs and requirements prior to procurement and use of the technology. To provide general guidance to law enforcement practitioners, NIJ, NIST and the FBI developed a table listing operating characteristics and associated functionality descriptions based on existing technical resources about criminal justice use of video.[5],[6] The operating characteristics and associated functionality descriptions in the table can help agencies determine what they need as they consider the commercial products available.

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Regulatory signs are usually red and/or black with a white background. However, they can also be yellow or orange (general warning), green (permitted traffic or direction) and fluorescent green or yellow (pedestrian crossing or school zone).

Other types of regulatory signs include ‘Pedestrian Crossing’, ‘Keep Left’, ‘No Entry’, ‘One Way’, ‘No U Turn’ and ‘Start Freeway’ signs, as are the ‘Slow’ and ‘Stop’ signs held by traffic controllers in road work areas.

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Parking signs explain whether a car can park in a certain position, how long for, if a ticket is required, whether it’s a clearway, a no stopping zone or a loading zone. Parking signs generally contain more detail and information that other road signs.

Give way signs are used at intersections, roundabouts, and cross walks to signify to simply ‘give way’ to foot traffic, drivers or even animals.

Developed by the NIJ-funded NLECTC Sensor, Surveillance and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence, A Primer on Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement provides an introduction to body-worn camera systems. The  report discusses the functions and features of body-worn camera systems and highlights issues and factors that law enforcement organizations should consider before and during implementation.

Hazard markers are signs used to signify when approaching an obstacle or driving past a hazard on the road. These road signs are easy to spot with their black and white colours and abstract patterns.

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These mixed findings are further reflected in findings from evaluations of ten body-worn camera programs that have met the stringent criteria for inclusion in NIJ’s CrimeSolutions, see Table 1.[4] Across these evaluations, researchers looked at a range of outcomes, including use of force, citizen complaints, arrests, and assaults on officers. Four of the body-worn camera programs evaluated were found to have no, limited, or even negative effects.

Information signs are recognised by their green, white and black colours and provide helpful details that may assist road users. They will generally inform drivers of what’s coming up ahead. Guide and information signs are like parking signs as they may contain more text rather than symbols.

You must follow signals from any traffic controller that is present, as well as give way to all workers on the site.Roadworks often mean you will need to slow down, generally to 40 km h or 60 km h, depending on where the roadworks is taking place. The speed limit on these roadwork signs are enforceable – meaning if you fail to follow them, you can be fined.

[note 5] Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology, Body-Worn Video Technical Guidance (pdf, 10 pages), May 2014

Body-worn cameras are widely used by state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States. They are worn principally by officers in the performance of duties that require open and direct contact with the public. Despite their widespread and growing adoption, the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of body-worn cameras is mixed. Some studies suggest that body-worn cameras may offer benefits while others show either no impact or possible negative effects. The mixed results of these studies strongly imply that additional research is needed. In particular, more studies employing randomized control trials [1] are needed.

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Some common examples of these types of road signs are left and right markers (used at curves or roundabouts), island markers, end of road markers (used at T-junctions) and narrow markers.

Some road warning signs may be red, such as ‘prepare to stop’ signs, or a bright green colour, such as a warning for pedestrians or children that may be in the area.

[note 3] Lum, C., et al, Research on body-worn cameras: What we know, what we need to know, Criminology & Public Policy, pp. 93 – 118,  March 24, 2019

In Australia, road warning signs are also used to inform drivers of animals that may be in the area, such kangaroos, koalas or wombats, which are known to wander onto the road and can cause significant damage to cars if struck while driving.

They will also signal curves or sharp turns ahead, giving you the opportunity to appropriately adjust your driving in a timely manner.

While it can be easy to simply lump all road signs in Australia into one category, there are differences in how signs are managed and used depending on their purpose.

A route marker is a road sign that provides drivers information on the route they are travelling, approaching, or exiting from. Some common examples are numbers that identify how far away you are from connecting towns and cities.