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Signs

The requirements for signing and signs are listed in Table 17‑1 and should be used where an RCA has designated a special vehicle lane. Specific sign detail information can be found in the TCD manual sign specifications and Schedule 1 of the TCD Rule.

Sign specifications

TCD Rule

Refer to typical layout diagrams provided in this manual.

Typical layouts

Table 17‑1: Special vehicle lane signs

Sign code

Example

Description/use

R4-7

Bus lane

  Traffic sign which displays bus symbol and a word lane underneath

Should be installed on sections of road or street where the RCA has restricted the use of the lane to buses or certain high occupancy and other authorised vehicles and must be installed if other than a 24 hour restriction.

Additional words or symbols to define the nature of the restriction, its period of operation and to indicate the start or end of the restriction may be shown on supplementary plates installed immediately below R4-7 and R4-7.1 signs. The width of a supplementary plate should match the width of the sign with which it is used.

Note that cyclists are permitted to use bus lanes, however, when a R4-7.1 sign is used cyclists are excluded from using the bus lane.

For sign location, see notes 1 and 2.

R4-7.3 and R7-2.1

 Traffic sign which displays a bus symbol and a word lane with days and times underneath

Traffic sign saying Begins

R4-7.1

Bus only

  Traffic sign which displays bus symbol and a word only underneath

R4-8

Transit lane – single peak period

  Traffic sign which says transit lane T3 with a car symbol and 6.30-9.30am monday to friday underneath

Should be installed where the RCA has declared a Transit Lane and must be installed if other than a 24 hour restriction.

For sign location, see notes 1 and 2

R4-8.1

Transit lane – two periods, same day

  Traffic sign which says transit lane T3 with a car symbol and 6.30 to 10am 3.30 to 7pm monday to friday

R4-8.2

Transit lane – two periods, different days - horizontal

  Transit lane sign with T3 and a car symbol and two periods different days horizontally displayed

R4-8.3

Transit lane – two periods, different days - vertical

  Transit lane sign with T3 and a car symbol and two periods different days vertically displayed

R4-8.4

Transit lane - ends

  Traffic sign which says transit lane t3 ends

R4-8.5

Transit and heavy vehicle lane

  Traffic sign which displays a word transit T3 with symbols of car and truck and another word lane underneath

R4-14

Special vehicle lane – two or more classes of vehicle

 Traffic sign which displays a bus symbol and words ev lane underneath

Traffic sign which says transit T2 with car symbol and EV lane underneath

Traffic sign which says transit T2 with car symbol and a 3.5t truck symbol and says EV lane underneath and it has red border

R4-14.1

Special vehicle lane – two classes of vehicle only

  Traffic sign which displays a bus symbol and words ev only underneath

A42-6

Advance special vehicle lane

  Traffic sign which says transit T2 with car symbol and a 3.5t truck symbol and says EV lane underneath and it has black border

To advise road users that a special vehicle lane begins at the distance ahead or location indicated on the A42-6.1, A42-6.2 or A42-6.3 supplementary sign.

A42-6.1

Advance special vehicle lane supplementary – [distance] m

  Traffic sign which says 100 m and it has black border

To advise road users that a special vehicle lane begins at the distance ahead, must be used with an A42-6..

A42-6.2

Advance special vehicle lane supplementary - Ahead

  Traffic sign which says ahead and it has black border

To advise road users that a special vehicle lane begins ahead, must be used with an A42-6.

A42-6.3

Advance special vehicle lane supplementary – On-ramp

  Traffic sign which says on-ramp and it has black border

To advise road users that a special vehicle lane begins on an on-ramp, must be used with an A42-6.

Table 17‑1 notes:

  1. Special vehicle lane signs should be installed along the side of the roadway subject to the restriction, at the start of the reserved lane, at intervals of approximately 100m, after each intersection and at the end of the restriction.
  2. The signs indicating the start of a special vehicle lane should be visible to an approaching driver for a distance of at least 120m in rural areas and at least 60m in other areas.
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