2. Parking and CPZ Signing By Roger Mackintosh Traffic Management Division By Roger Mackintosh Traffic Management Division

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5. New Chapter 3

6. Chapter 3 - 1986 TSRGD 1981 Limited waiting - broken yellow line White on blue upright sign In section on waiting and loading restriction signs TSRGD 1981 TSRGD 2002

7. All other on-street parking, using white bay markings, is covered in the section on controlled parking zones. Includes paid for parking, disabled parking and permit parking. The only time-limited free parking is disc parking. Chapter 3 - 1986 TSRGD 1981

8. It goes on to say that use of sign 661 (disabled parking) and the sign 660 (when varied to “Large or slow vehicles”) is not restricted to controlled parking zones. This implies that permit parking and paid-for parking can be introduced only within a controlled parking zone. Chapter 3 - 1986 TSRGD 1981

9. Definition of a controlled parking zone is in regulation 4. This means that the definition cannot be varied by a traffic sign authorisation to suit different circumstances. TSRGD 2002

10. “An area in which, except where parking places have been provided, every road has been marked with one or more of the road markings shown in diagrams 1017, 1018.1, 1019 and 1020.1” Definition of a controlled parking zone is:

11. TSRGD 2002 Where a parking place comprises a whole street, road markings may be dispensed with and the number of signs reduced. This sign is NOT prescribed and requires authorisation.

12. TSRGD 2002 Within a CPZ: Direction 21(2) allows markings to be placed without upright signs where the restrictions are the same as those shown on the entry sign. It doesn’t mean that all parking bays operate at the times shown.

13. TSRGD 2002 Difference between signs for CPZ and non-CPZ: CPZ Large entry and exit signs No time plates for yellow lines Non-CPZ Time plates for yellow lines No entry and exit signs

14. TSRGD 2002 One signing advantage of a CPZ is that it could indicate the type of parking. E.g. Pay and Display ZONE This tells drivers that all parking within the zone is pay and display. It would be helpful if the time on the entry sign indicated the time of operation of all pay and display bays.

15. TSRGD 2002 One signing disadvantage of a CPZ is this…….. Even where the times are not complicated, a driver may not remember them if the zone is too large. A driver cannot assimilate and remember the information on the sign.

16. TSRGD 2002 The entry sign is prescribed in two sizes, 37.5 mm and 50 mm for the lower panel. The new Chapter 3 recommends the larger size where the sign is on a main road with a speed limit of 30imph or more.

17. Signs for parking bays Signs for on-street parking and loading are the same whether the road is within a CPZ or not. Needs authorisation

18. Signs for parking bays Drivers need to be clear about which sign applies to which bay. Also take care if two different pay and display schemes are adjacent to each other.

19. Restricted Zones These require authorisation and are mainly intend for areas that have waiting and loading restrictions only and do not have parking bays.

20. Restricted Zones There are no yellow lines, just upright signs. Drivers are therefore reminded of the restriction within the zone.

21. Restricted Zones However, some zones may have parking bays and these will generally require special signs.

22. And finally - Remember: Public [ Parking Place ] Traffic Authority [ TRO ] Traffic Signs

23. A few points to consider Ensure the information to the driver is clear and not confusing. Could the TRO be simplified? Consider the signing implications. Follow the guidance in the new Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 3 when published next year. Discuss with the Department solutions that might require special signs. Is a CPZ necessary?