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AS 1742.11:2025
[Current]Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 11: Parking controls
AS 1742.11:2025 specifies the signs and pavement markings to be used for indicating areas of a road: (a) available or reserved for parking; (b) where parking is restricted or prohibited; and (c) where stopping is restricted or prohibited; on a part-time or full-time basis, by means of either linear or area parking control signs or pavement markings
Published: 14/11/2025
Pages: 69
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Terms and definitions
1.4 Illumination and reflectorization of signs
1.5 Installation of signs
2 Regulatory control and Road Rules
2.1 Regulatory control
2.2 Conformity with Road Rules
3 Linear parking control signs
3.1 General requirements
3.2 Basic design, colour and sign numbering
3.3 Panel components
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Type of control
3.3.3 Times of operation
3.3.4 User limitations
3.3.5 Arrows
3.4 Sign layout
3.4.1 Panel layout and component dimensions
3.4.2 Arrangement of panels on a sign
3.5 Panel and sign sizes
4 Clearways
4.1 General
4.2 Guidelines
4.3 Signposting of clearways
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Clearway start and end signs
4.3.3 Linear parking control signs
5 Area parking control signs
5.1 General
5.2 Sign size and layout
5.3 Sign application
5.3.1 Area entry signs
5.3.2 Area exit signs
5.3.3 Signs within the parking control area
6 Parking direction signs
6.1 General
6.2 Information
6.3 Sign design
7 Pavement markings
7.1 Delineation of parking spaces
7.1.1 Parking spaces for general use
7.1.2 Special use parking spaces
7.1.3 Parking space dimensions
7.2 Edge marking of no stopping and special purpose zones
7.3 Other regulatory pavement markings
7.3.1 People with disabilities symbol
7.3.2 Electric powered vehicle symbol
7.4 Supplementary pavement markings
Appendix A
A.1 Scope
A.2 Linear parking control signs
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Means of illumination
A.2.3 Means of reflectorization
A.3 Other signs
A.3.1 General
A.3.2 Means of illumination
A.3.3 Means of reflectorization
Appendix B
B.1 Scope
B.2 Linear parking control signs
B.2.1 Longitudinal placement
B.2.2 Lateral placement
B.2.3 Height
B.2.4 Orientation
B.3 Area parking control and other signs
B.3.1 General
B.3.2 Longitudinal placement
B.3.3 Lateral placement and height
Appendix C
C.1 Scope
C.2 Design and dimensions of panel components
C.2.1 General
C.2.2 Type of control and method of parking
C.2.3 Times of operation
C.2.4 User limitations
C.2.5 Arrows
C.2.6 Spacing of components on panels
C.2.7 Other panel and sign dimensions
C.3 Panel component messages
C.3.1 General
C.3.2 Times of operation
C.3.3 Methods of parking and payment
C.3.4 User limitations
C.4 Panel arrangement on signs
C.5 Examples of multiple panel signs
Appendix D
D.1 Scope
D.2 Example 1: Sign 1 in Figure C.2
D.2.1 Location description
D.2.2 Parking control desired
D.2.3 Sign positions
D.2.4 Panel arrangement
D.2.5 Panel components
D.2.6 Panel sizes
D.2.7 Layout of signs
D.3 Example 2: Sign 2 in Figure C.2
D.3.1 Location description
D.3.2 Parking control desired
D.3.3 Sign position
D.3.4 Panel arrangement
D.3.5 Panel components
D.3.6 Panel size
D.3.7 Layout of signs
D.4 Example 3: Sign 3 in Figure C.2
D.4.1 Location description
D.4.2 Parking control desired
D.4.3 Sign position
D.4.4 Panel arrangement
D.4.5 Panel components
D.4.6 Panel sizes
D.4.7 Layout of sign
D.5 Example 4: Sign 4 in Figure C.2
D.5.1 Location description
D.5.2 Parking control desired
D.5.3 Sign position
D.5.4 Panel arrangement
D.5.5 Panel components
D.5.6 Panel sizes
D.5.7 Layout of sign
D.6 Example 5: Signs 5 and 6 in Figure C.2
D.6.1 Location description
D.6.2 Parking control desired
D.6.3 Sign position
D.6.4 Panel arrangement
D.6.5 Panel components
D.6.6 Panel sizes
D.6.7 Layout of signs
D.7 Example 6: Sign 7 in Figure C.2
D.7.1 Location description
D.7.2 Parking control desired
D.7.3 Sign position
D.7.4 Check for consistency
D.7.5 Panel arrangement
D.7.6 Panel components
D.7.7 Panel sizes
D.7.8 Layout of sign
D.8 Example 7: Sign 8 in Figure C.2
D.8.1 Location description
D.8.2 Parking control desired
D.8.3 Sign position
D.8.4 Check for consistency
D.8.5 Panel arrangement
D.8.6 Panel components
D.8.7 Panel sizes
D.8.8 Layout of sign
Appendix E
E.1 General
E.2 Selecting a boundary for the controlled area
E.3 Sign location and numbers
E.4 Signs at the boundaries of an area
E.4.1 General
E.4.2 On-street parking control areas
E.4.3 Off-street car parks
E.5 Reminder signs
E.5.1 On-street parking control areas
E.5.2 Off-street car parks
E.6 Exception signing within an area control
E.7 Inappropriate locations for area parking control
Appendix F
F.1 General
F.2 Legislative support
F.3 Banning parking along a single route
F.4 Restricting parking across an area
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 2: Traffic control devices for general use
[Pending Revision]
Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 6: Tourist and services signs
[Current]
Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes, Part 1: Retroreflective sheeting
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