Australian Traffic Signal

AUSTRALIAN TRAFFIC SIGNAL An example of a 1960's yellow painted Melbourne traffic light. This one was photographed at South Melbourne in 2001. Most have been replaced or repainted black these days. These earlier signals also had the target board (backplate) mounted behind the signal head rather than flush with the front of it like most are now.

Earlier yellow signal with single green arrow (no yellow arrow). Most of these are gone due to the fact that people tended to keep turning after the green arrow had gone out even though the red light was on. Obviously South Melbourne drivers are better behaved so there's been no need to update this one yet. :) South Melbourne, Vic.

Not many of these old pedestrian signals with the words DON'T WALK / WALK survive in use these days. The ubiquitous red standing man and green walking man have replaced all but a handful. This one was still in use in late 2001. Of course the usual sticker above the push button for this signal showed that one waits while the red man is on and crosses when the green man is on. Glen Waverley, Vic.

This is the same pedestrian signal but also showing the red and white pole and old signal with closed visors. The target board is behind the signal rather than flush with the front of it like newer signals. The red and white poles were used at school crossings. Many still exist, but they don't appear to be being repainted anymore. Nor have I noticed any new ones.

These two photos show the DON'T WALK and WALK aspects of the older pedestrian signals. I've not seen traffic lights in such a poor looking state as this one. The black paint has faded and is revealing the former yellow paint underneath. The lower visor has been replaced at some point. Most other signals at this intersection were newer models and therefore in better looking condition. Port Melbourne. January 2002.

I didn't know any of these were ever installed in Victoria. At least I don't recall ever seeing one before. Other states had them though. But here it is in Port Melbourne in January, 2002. And like all the non-pictorial pedestrian signals I've noticed still in use, the push button had the usual sticker (right) displaying the symbols. Which don't really apply to the old signals. Port Melbourne, Jan 2002. Don't walk lamp failed by March 2002

The WALK WITH CARE sticker at most pedestrian signals. VicRoads image.

And whilst on the subject of older pedestrian signals, here are some older pedestrian push-buttons to operate them. The one on the left is an old "Eagle Signal Co of Australia" button which are the first one's I remember seeing. There is also a large sign with an arrow pointing out that it was there. Obviously when such devices were still a novelty. I can remember when there were no buttons on traffic lights. The window above the button had the words CALL RECORDED when you pressed the button. Blue tape obscures the word PEDESTRIANS. The later style on the right looked more modern and just had the word WAIT lit up until the WALK signal came on. The sticker below this one is a pre- vic roads one labled ROAD TRAFFIC AUTHORITY. Port Melbourne, January 2002.

Here is something you don't see very often in Victoria anymore. A traffic signal without a target board. Either it has gone missing, or it has never been fitted with one. Note the unusual sign for a light rail crossing with traffic signals. This is the former Port Melbourne railway which is now a light rail line (tramway). Interestingly, the original faded railway crossing sign is still in place. Port Melbourne. January 2002.

An advance traffic signal warning sign with a difference. It's for the same light rail crossing as the previous photo. Port Melbourne.

Bottom mounted traffic signals. These signals are mounted somewhat different to the usual methods in Victoria. Also no backplate. They are on a short mast arm to clear shop verandahs. Burwood, Vic.

And here is the crossing itself. This had normal railway boom gates when still a heavy suburban railway. But when converted to light rail use, traffic signals replaced the booms. There are also lightweight boom gates installed as well. One wonders why the original gates could not have been kept. Port Melbourne.

Still at this same light rail crossing (should this have been on the railway crossings pages perhaps?). Here are the signals facing the light rail vehicles. There are 2 red T (tram) lights. Presumably this is in case one fails. January 2002. Port Melbourne.

Preserved traffic lights seem to be a rare item in Australia. This set was found lying amid other items awaiting restoration at the Tasmanian Transport Museum at Glenorchy, Tas. It had the word 'STOP' embossed on the red lens. I can just recall seeing this type still in use in Melbourne in the 1970's. 1993.

9-lamp multi-column signal. Melbourne has a number of similar signals. The standard column of circle aspects on the left, right turn arrow column in the middle and a 'T' column (for trams) on the right. Tram signals have a white 'T' instead of a green one to lessen possible confusion to motorists. Burwood, Vic.

Another version of the 9-lamp signal that is probably less confusing for those not used to them. The tram signal is mounted above the other one. Interestingly they are mounted the other way on the near side of the intersections. ie. With the tram signal below the normal one. Burwood, Vic.

Close-up view of an unusual (but by no means unique) 7-lamp traffic light with amber and green left and right turn arrows either side of the standard column, all on the one assembly. Burwood, Vic.

Emergency vehicle signals. These signals are placed near some fire and ambulance stations and are designed to stop other traffic and allow the emergency vehicles to enter busy roads without delay. Yes, they do look like British level crossing signals. Near Ferntree Gully, Vic. ambulance station.

Autraffic signals

The above four photos are at the Punt Road / Swan Street intersection in Richmond, Vic. The first is looking west along Swan Street showing 9 aspect signals. The other 3 photos are looking east and show 11 aspect signals plus an unlit sign which I assume reads NO RIGHT TURN. Unfortunately I don't know what the 2 centre lanterns (above the unlit sign) are for.

St Kilda Road, Linlithgow Avenue and Southbank Boulevard. This intersection has 6 aspect signals for trams as well as the usual traffic signals. Resulting in two posts here having a total of 12 aspects each. I know of a 14 lamp signal….later. The tram signals have red and yellow 'T' lanterns and white arrows. The tram signals do not simply repeat the same aspects given to other vehicles as this series of photos show.

Note also the tramway point indicator in the photos on the right. This has a diagonal or vertical white bar to indicate which direction the track is set for the tram. I confess that I am not certain what the top indication is. Presumably a horizontal bar, perhaps while the point is changing. I guess I didn't pay sufficient attention.

The Shrine of Remembrance can be seen in the background of some of these photos. St Kilda Rd is one of Melbourne's main roads to have three "carriageways". Trams run in the centre with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. The two side roads have 2 lanes plus parking. Tram stops. This is taken from the same tram stop the above photos were taken at. Notice how close the other stop is to the one just on the other side of Southbank Blvd. About 100m. Note also that traffic lights are provided for pedestrian access to the tram stop on the centre carriageway. But apparently not the side carriageway. The yellow-painted concrete device is designed to stop or deflect any vehicles and hopefully prevent them hitting anyone waiting for the tram. These once had alternating flashing lights similar to the pedestrian crossing below.

Traffic signal with larger and squarer target board than normal. These are uncommon. But I've seen a few of them. Neither the red or green lamp worked when I took this in January 2002. There are NO RIGHT TURN signs that flash during peak traffic. One can be seen attached to the overhead signal here. Abbotsford / Richmond, Vic.

Victorian pedestrian crossing. These two signals are at the same crossing in Richmond, Vic. The alternating flashing lights, with a round sign below, showing a pair of walking legs, was once very common, but began to vanish in the 1980's (from my own observations), often replaced by traffic lights. The photo on the right shows one of these signals pretty much as they appeared in the 1960 and 70's. Apart from the newer signs shown here, which do not have the word crossing or the earlier lines representing the crossing itself as seen in the 2 images below the photos. The control box near the top of the post reads "EAGLE TRAFFIC CONTROL". The flashers in these were mechanical and it was not uncommon to see irregular flashing or one light stick on when these wore out. The green painted signals look rather odd as they have had their visors mounted sideways. I've concluded that, as the signal is attached to a modern octagonal streetlight post, that they were removed from their original post, and later inadvertently remounted sideways. New installations of such crossings do occasionally occur, but with modern black lantern housings and target boards. As far as I know, other states just had the signs. No lights. On a side note. The round yellow pedestrian sign along with the Safety Zone signs used at tram stops, appear to be leftovers from the time when many Australian road signs were on yellow circles rather than yellow diamond signs.

Unusual red arrow signal at Napier Lane near the Punt Road / Bridge Road intersection in Richmond, Vic. Used to keep turning traffic colliding with faster moving traffic turning from Bridge Road.

Traffic signal with protected/ permissive right turn arrows. The place where the red arrow would be if it were required has been blanked off. This one is at a quiet rural intersection near a power station. It isn't really needed now. But during shift changes the intersection must've got quite busy to have needed traffic lights at all. Loy Yang, Vic.

A line up of NSW traffic signals. Reference to my Sydway street directory and matching the photo to a map. It would appear that this is William Street, Darlinghurst. The sign lower right reads Stop here on red arrow. Austroads photo (1980's)

Traffic signals in New South Wales usually have a white border on the target board. They often have shorter visors too. NSW also has some intersections that allow a left turn on a red signal. Something only allowed in a slip lane in Victoria. Austroads photo. (1980's)

Portable road works traffic light. A number of these in Victoria have the white border on the target board. It seems strange to me that these trailers appear to use mains voltage traffic signals powered by a generator when filling it with batteries and using low voltage signals would seem more sensible. Bunyip, Vic. Early (1960's / 70's) 'NO LEFT TURN' and 'DO NOT ENTER' signs. Most of these have been long replaced with similar signs supplemented with symbols. Those in turn are now being replaced with symbol-only signs. These 2 signs though, somehow survive at a freeway exit at Newborough, Vic.

Yes, 'KEEP RIGHT' signs do exist in Australia, though they are far from common. Often they are not used in situations that they were designed for. And on the other hand, I sometimes see scenes like this. A 'Keep right' sign used where it is wholly inappropriate. In Bairnsdale, Vic. there are a few Keep Right signs used on street corners where driving to the left of them would have meant going off the road. An arrow or chevron sign would've been more appropriate. Technically, this sign makes turning into the dead end road to its left, illegal.

Close up of a Keep Right sign. If I recall correctly, this one was at a livestock sale yard at Tatura, Vic. It had a NO ENTRY sign above it. I've seen them used around Brisbane at bus stops where busses have their own lane and in Melbourne where trams run to the side of the road and there is a danger of traffic following the tram. Near Albert Park lake is one example. Footscray Rd (Docklands Hwy) had several in the 1970's. But all gone now. These of course were the earlier type with a horizontal arrow. Older style KEEP LEFT sign. The horizontal arrow being the main Difference between it and current ones. Warragul, Vic.

Older 'FORM ONE LANE' sign between Drouin and Warragul. The one on the opposite side of the road was updated to the present 'FORM 1 LANE'sign long ago. Seemed an idea to record this one before it is knocked down and replaced. Sometimes you have to wonder. On this small traffic island there is a pair of small arrow signs. One facing each way, of the type that means you can pass either side of it. However; looking closer it is obvious that any traffic facing this sign would have to be driving the wrong way. The sign was erected when the traffic island was built and apparently nobody noticed that it was completely unnecessary. Drouin, Vic. I guess I have to include a standard STOP sign somewhere. This one is a bit larger than most. Stratford, Vic. When one keeps one's eyes open. You tend to find all sorts of oddities. This looks like a standard 'One Way' sign. But modified for a Two-way service road. Vermont South, Vic. Remember these? Until the 1980's, Give Way signs were an all-over red. A few survived to the late 1990's. But all that I knew of are now replaced. This one survived near Heyfield, Vic. Until being replaced by a standard red, white with black letters style in about 1999. This is the style of Give Way sign that superceded the all red signs. The common alternative to a STOP sign. Same meaning as the US 'Yield'. Most are in much better condition than this one. But they have been around long enough that faded examples like this are becoming more commonplace. I'll show some of the variations later. I can see I'm going to need a lot more space later. Stratford, Vic.

Victoria's 75km/h speed limits were changed to 70 or 80km/h in the 1990's to be in line with other states. The changeover was quite rapid. But this was one that I know of that were forgotten about. Morwell, Vic. Removed 2002. Here is a 20 MPH speed limit sign on a large tree. About the only place MPH speed signs are still to be found in Australia is in public reserves, parks, schools and industrial areas. That's often because they are such low speeds that the difference in MPH and km/h is hardly enough to worry about. They are still getting harder to find though. Stratford, Vic. Here's a real oddity. A 25MPH sign in 2001. It would appear to be a US sign too. Australian MPH speed limit signs had a different font and it's unlikely an original Australian MPH sign would still be in such good condition as this one. I've seen US speed limit signs erected at a

number of industrial areas, so presumably this one was put up by the sawmill along this street. But as a public street, it would have no legal standing here. Possibly why it was removed in late 2001. Bairnsdale, Vic. Here's another of those situations where you have to wonder just what led to it happening. We all have bad days at work of course. But just how was this sign put up without those responsible noticing it? Fernbank, Vic. April 2002 This is one of the current style Give Way signs with a white border around the red border. Divided Road Keep Left. I'd been looking for an example of these old signs for a while when I realised I drove by one regularly for many years. Back when divided roads were relatively uncommon, these signs often appeared. Most are now replaced by standard 'Keep Left' signs. This one now has a Keep Left sign placed a few metres in front of it. Probably why I hadn't noticed it much. Newborough, Vic. Other examples are at Yarram, Vic. Do not Enter. Old style sign. This one survived in Drouin, Vic. until late 2002

Freeway entrance signs. Like most freeways, cyclists were originally not permitted. Now that they are, the word 'bicycles' has been plated over and a sign saying that cyclists are permitted has been added. Drouin, Vic. Latest style No Entry sign. Bairnsdale, Vic.

One Way. Standard larger sized One Way sign. Traralgon, Vic. No Standing any time today. Presumably this means you can park anytime tomorrow. :) I always thought any time meant just that. Tyabb, Vic. NEVER NEVER road. Near Gerang Gerung I found this sign to the fabled Never Never. :) And it was suitably rustic too. Or at least rusted. I lived in this area when much younger and can remember seeing quite a few signs there that I wish I'd had a camera to photograph now. Including a wooden fingerboard signpost and a rather ancient railway crossing sign. Hodges Road. An example of a fairly standard extruded aluminium street sign. Well okay. Doesn't everyone take a photo of at least one sign with their name on it? Coongulla, Vic. Older cast street signs Maffra, Vic. Old "stack" style direction sign. The main noticeable difference between this and newer signs is its black background. Not a lot of these are left in Victoria. Note the peeling National 1 shield. This sign is on a bypassed section of highway and is deteriorating fast. Longwarry North, Vic.

Current style of VicRoads "stack" sign. I can recall that only freeway signs had green backgrounds originally. Note VicRoads logo at bottom right. It appears on most of their large signs now. These next few photos are at the altered intersection also mentioned in the warning signs page. Stratford, Vic.

Here's the directional sign used at the intersection itself. Note the other smaller signs being hidden from view. The red one is for the Hewitt bicycle trail which runs through the area. I wonder how many cyclists have gone past this and not noticed it? Stratford, Vic. Here we see the blank side of the bicycle trail sign (and none to tell cyclists from Sale which direction the trail goes). Also notice the duplication of Sale 23 on two signs. There should be no excuses for not knowing there is an intersection here. Presumably the reason the intersection was altered was due to an accident here. I'd noticed that if not for the signs, it simply appeared as if the bitumen ended and the gravel road continued. Another sign at this same intersection. Steel posts with bracing posts as well. Older type of direction sign. Still a few of these around. The two pictured have survived along the old highway at Warragul. The red arrow is for a tour of Warragul that the local council came up with in the 1980's. In all the time I lived in the area, I never heard any publicity about it. When Australia went metric, for a while there were distance signs in miles and kilometres. To help distinguish the converted ones, small yellow "km" signs were attached to the top of the main signs. Most are now long gone. But you can occasionally find them still in place. Many road signs back then were wooden. So when replaced with extruded aluminium signs, the yellow "km"s went with them. Note that the numbers do not match the place names in size or font. Glengarry, Vic. MACALISTER RIVER MANSONS BRIDGE. A typical watercourse name board as seen either side of most river or creek crossings. The bridge name sign is somewhat less common. This bridge however is not exactly a common type either. Wooden decked bridges are becoming scarce these days. This one has the added unusualness of being a curved bridge as well. Tinamba, Vic. CROSS'S LANE and GIVE WAY TO STOCK signs. Not sure on the correctness of the 's' after the apostrophe (I seem to recall from what I learnt at school that this is not how it is done). :) Anyway, this lane had a brilliant example of a Claytons crash barrier on a small bridge. I wasn't even game to lean on the thing. It isn't a sign, but I'll include the photo if anyone is interested. Sale, Vic. Metropolitan route 30 and 70km/h speed limit signs. Australian's, as a rule, don't make much use of route numbering systems. As I read on another site. "Australians navigate by name, not number". And this route 30 shield on Punt Rd, Richmond bears this out. It's obviously been here a long time. But Punt Rd is actually route 29. Bridge Rd; which you have just crossed if you see this sign, is route 30. Richmond, Vic. Over-dimensional route marker. Marks the route required for oversized vehicles and loads. This one avoids the relatively low railway bridge at Stratford, Vic. Gippsland Discovery. One of the Country Victoria Tourism Council's "You'll love every piece of Victoria" campaign signs. I hate to think what one of these costs. Most people are quite surprised when they find out the cost or road signs. The pictures on this one appear to be of the suspension bridge in the Tarra - Bulga National Park, Wilson's Promontory (Norman Bay?) and the Walhalla Goldfields Railway at Thomson. "The Billabong", Vic.

VicRoads direction signs showing route number (A1) and destination only. No road name. Oddly enough, this one faces a dead end road. So it serves little purpose. Stratford, Vic. Lardners Track, Lardner Park, Lardner Park. Top sign is an older black background sign that has survived being greened. The middle one being the current green background style. Just why there is another sign underneath also reading "Lardner Park" is probably something lost in the mists of time. Drouin East. Vic. Another stack sign (because the destinations are "stacked" on top of one another). This one is unusual in that the arrows also show a railway line. Trafalgar, Vic. M 95 kilometre post. (Melbourne 95kms) An example of the trapezoidal Australian kilometre post. This example is in the earlier white on black colours. Current ones have a green background. Also current ones give the distance every 5 kms to the next major town. These earlier ones gave the distance from Melbourne (in Victoria at least) regardless of which direction you were travelling in. I notice some of these reappearing along the Princes Hwy around Pakenham - Nar-Nar-Goon. Some may just be older ones, but there are one or two that appear brand new. The one in the photo is in Drouin, along the former Princes Hwy. S 15 (Sale). White on green km marker. Stratford, Vic. M 65 (Melbourne). Latest style km marker sign now used in Victoria. The posts seem to be getting shorter all the time. Nar Nar Goon, Vic. The trapezoid shaped signs appear every 5kms. In between there are white posts with the intermediate kilometreage on them. These 2 examples are in the Stratford, Vic. area

142 and 143 mileposts. These 2 Victorian mile posts are at Stratford, Victoria. The 143 miles from Melbourne post is still in situ along the Princes Hwy. The 142 post is at the local museum. It also appears to be a more recent example of the species too.

Sometimes you can find old signs still standing along abandoned or bypassed roads. This one was on an old alignment with a sharp curve that had been straightened out. Near Moondarra, Vic. This is the one the overseas visitors seem to like. I guess it is the most recognisably Australian road sign there is. Despite the many other unique Australian animal signs we have. The Kangaroo sign takes on several different forms, with "NEXT XXkms" on a separate sign or sometimes on the same sign. The one pictured, is a kangaroo sign in its most basic form. Near Longford, Vic. Remember these? The once ubiquitous BICENTENNIAL ROAD PROJECT signThis faded example was found still standing at Iguana Creek, Vic. in March 2003.

This one is absolutely brilliant. An information sign warning of an advisory sign up ahead. As superfluous as this may seem at first, it is actually warning of a sign ahead that advises the condition of a mountain road through snow country. Which is rather important to read in the colder seasons. Near Dargo, Vic. Temporary roadworks traffic light. Down a narrow gravel road was the last place I expected to find a traffic light. It was flashing amber so I proceeded slowly. Not really sure what to expect. At the bottom of the hill near a creek, was a grader and rubber wheeled road roller going back and forth. There were no flagpeople or anyone else to tell me when it was safe to pass. With limited visibility due to curves and piles of dirt left by the grader I eventually found a safe area to pass. Back up the other side of the creek side hill was a road works truck with the flagmen standing around having a cuppa. Drouin, Vic. SLOW VEHICLES USE LEFT LANE. These used to be a common sight at every overtaking lane. But of course all the "boy racers" didn't think they had slow cars and refused to drive in the left lane. So now we have the Keep left unless overtaking law. But some of the older signs remain. Note also the fact that line marking allows overtaking in both directions. Something also gone from some roads now. This is done for safety of course, to protect us from those who cannot determine when it isn't safe to overtake (and protect them of course). Still, it can be rather frustrating being behind a much slower vehicle and seeing there are no oncoming vehicles for 2kms and not being able to legally overtake. Rosedale, Vic.

This is one of those cases when you think you've seen every kind of road sign there is, along comes something out of the ordinary. Fortunately the kink in the road is not as severe as shown on the sign. In the opposite direction is an ordinary reverse curve sign. Near Glengarry, Vic. A close up of a National route number 1 shield. Although this route (Princes Hwy) is now the A1, a number of the older signs are still to be found along the way. Especially on lesser roads approaching the A1. This one is near Stratford, Vic. Current style of route marker in Victoria. Stratford, Vic. Sign central. This untidy overuse of signs appears at Valencia Creek, Vic. The single lane bridge at the bottom of the hill has no sides - and no reflectors. Dangerous at night or in fog. NO PICTURE YET - problems This floodway is actually 2 lanes wide, despite what the sign says. But the small bridge above the floodwaters (aren't they always?) has only one lane. Stratford, Vic. Road Closed. Nowhere to go here, despite what the chevron sign indicates. Richmond, Vic. Oh no! I knew I shouldn't have driven the Toyota today. Well, obviously there is no vehicle brand discrimination here. The creek that flows across the road being the kind of ford referred to here. I do drive a Ford as it happens. But its lack of 4 wheel drive capabilities saw me turn back. Briagolong, Vic.

This vintage GRAVEL SURFACE sign is from the 1950's. I know this because the CRB (Country Roads Board) information panel on the back says so. It is heavy steel (about 5mm thick) and was actually still standing here on its yellow painted wooden post in December 2002. I had to own sign. And would you believe a few weeks later, before I'd asked the shire, it was replaced with a new GRAVEL ROAD sign. Hmph! I asked anyway, and a few weeks later it was presented to me for safekeeping - minus the post. Glad I took photos. The reflective lettering is still highly reflective. Unusual for such an old sign. The black paint has faded to almost nothing however. The Heart, Vic.

Yellow Children Crossing sign with a PEDESTRIANS sign placed close by. Just in case people forget pedestrians as well as children tend to cross roads. Sale, Vic. PICTURE NOT LOADED YET - problems Superfluous signs. Here we have 'Left Lane Ends - Merge Right' and 'form 2 Lanes' signs at the end of an freeway entry ramp. Quite apart from the fact that there are not 3 lanes to begin with, the Form 2 lanes sign is placed after traffic merges anyway. Morwell, Vic. Sharp left-hand bend with advisory 15km/h speed. Stratford, Vic. Crazy sign. Well, crazed anyway. Driving along a quiet narrow country lane not far from home, I found this vintage sign still warning of a series of bends ahead. Montgomery, Vic. Winding road next 2km sign with road name sign. Boisdale, Vic. Road Narrows sign still in use in 2002 doing the job now reserved for the Left Lane Ends - Merge Right signs at the end of an overtaking lane near Boisdale, Vic. An odd version of the winding road arrow which I've not seen elsewhere. Arrowhead pointing at an angle. Stratford, Vic. And here's a photo of the sign in its surroundings. Notice anything unusual about the line marking? I certainly do. Boisdale, Vic. Ummm!?!? Need I say more? Stratford, Vic A faded, but otherwise standard cross road sign. Longwarry, Vic. A curve warning (just) sign. Myrtlebank, Vic. This sign makes the intersection look a little more complex than it is. Tinamba, Vic. Left turn….with right facing chevron sign in background. Maffra, Vic. Another custom intersection sign. It is not, however, an accurate representation of the intersection it applies to. Stratford, Vic.

These two photos show another common conflict problem. Speed limits at odds with sharp curves and/or advisory speeds. Both of these are at Maffra, Vic.

Just when I thought I'd seen it all. Along comes this non-standard intersection sign. This one was far less representative of the intersection it applied to than the previous sign was. Stratford - Maffra, Vic. The sign on the right hand side of the road has been turned around for several years now. It is supposed to apply to the curve behind me. Since it was turned around, a new VicRoads C route sign has been mounted on the same post facing the opposite direction. Rosedale, Vic. The whole point of a warning sign is to warn. This one warns of Gravel Road just a bit too late. Maffra. This is a sign whose warning is not obvious. A Dip is usually a sudden drop in road level which may be dangerous if taken too fast. But this one warns of a slight depression which can hide approaching cars. A problem if overtaking. Maffra, Vic. Highway Ahead. Older text sign warning of a busier road ahead. I suspect these signs were used before it became common for virtually all intersections to have signs. Munro, Vic. Aged persons cross here. An example of more recently made text only sign. Maffra, Industrial Slippery when wet sign in use as a road sign. Also a stock crossing pictogram sign in the background. Bundalaguah, Vic.

Curve sign with top mounted advisory speed sign. Tinamba, Vic. Poor signs really have to put up with a lot. They faithfully stand out in all weather. They get shot at. Hit by wayward motorists, vandalised, turned around, bent, scratched and pooped on (hopefully by birds). Not sure what has happened here. This one seems to have been pulled out of the ground. It is leaning on a tree beside the road. Drouin, Vic. Altered intersection. The lesser road has been altered to make the intersection safer. Stratford, Vic. FILES REMOVED Approaching the same intersection from the opposite direction. Oddly, the signs here are both slightly different. Lower photos removed for space reasons. Speed Traps Ahead. Another example of an older sign surviving by being in a public reserve. The pictorial "bump" is used elsewhere now. If the mould keeps going, there'll soon be nothing left to read here. Stratford, Vic. And approaching from the other road. Stop sign ahead mounted below the intersection sign. Overdimensional route marker OD7

A stock standard Stock Crossing sign. :) Rather faded though. Drouin, Vic.

Why aren't I surprised that the actual altered road has an ordinary cross road sign?

Another mouldy old sign. Barely readable. The stock crossing here was replaced by an underpass years ago. But the signs are still there. Drouin, Vic. 1 MILE WINDING ROAD. This old sign seems to have survived metrification. I saw it one day but wasn't able to get a photo (I forget exactly why). So I returned a few days later to find a tree had fallen on it, denting the top. The road, incidentally, was once a railway line. Athlone, Vic. 1km WINDING ROAD. Believe it or not, this sign applied to the same section of winding road as the 1 mile sign. I did not notice the winding section being any shorter in this direction though. :) Metric versions of these text signs are not all that common. The wiggly arrow sign usually takes their place with a 'NEXT ??kms' sign below. It is pretty common that a sign is erected upside down or some other orientation when the correct one is not available for some reason. Of course sometimes those putting them up just don't seem to be paying attention either. This sign was erected when a new road was built and apparently it became the main road. The original road became the side road. Drouin, Vic. ….And just a few hundred metres along that side road we find the correct sign on another modified intersection. But the old road here is now closed due to a freeway bisecting it. Logically it could have been moved to the newer intersection. But the local shire crew came up with the 'much better' idea of spraying out the now non-existent road. Oh well. You have to give them points for originality I guess. Drouin, Vic.

Modified curve signs showing other roads intersecting with the main one are common enough. But rarely does the other road also have an arrowhead. The advisory 70km/h speed here is for the curved route. I'd advise going even slower for the straight route. Drouin, Vic. This is the sign facing traffic on that straight route above. Oddly enough, none of the signs on the 3 approaches show the 3rd leg of what is actually a triangular junction. In fact this sign is placed after the other leg branches off.

What manner of intersection is this? The first 2 signs show a cross road ahead. A short distance past them are 2 different T junction signs of a type I've not seen elsewhere before. Both have the word 'HIGHWAY' written along the top of the 'T'. And both have this applied in a different style. In fact the intersection is a double cross road. A service road and a highway. Johnsonville, Vic.

Close up of the Highway T junction sign on the left of the above photo. Yellow letters on black background. Close up of the Highway T junction sign on the right of the aforementioned photo. Black letters on a yellow background.

Cross road with minor road ahead. Looks like a normal cross road sign except that one leg is narrower than the others. Stratford, Vic. Modified intersection. Another custom (?) sign showing a modified T junction where the side road has become the main route and the former straight through route is now a side road. Stratford, Vic. Custom intersection sign. An unusual intersection that has had special signs made for it. Bushy Park, Vic. Unusual re-use of a former left hand bend sign into a right hand bend warning. Note smaller than usual arrowhead. Cobains, Vic. 3.2km Winding road. This is an interesting one. Not often you see such a sign with the distance marked so accurately with a decimal point. Pity the road actually ended only 2kms after the sign though. :) Cobains, Vic. 1km Winding Road. Winding road???? The land is rather flat as you can see. But for some reason there are 4 right angle bends to take the road around a paddock that perhaps the owners didn't want the road running through decades ago. Rather than put signs at each curve, council seems to have taken the easy way out here. Bushy Park, Vic.

Concealed Intersection. Normally concealed intersections have a separate plate with the word "CONCEALED" under a standard T junction sign. This one has the wording combined with the symbol on the one sign. Warragul, Vic.