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Business View Australia - November-December 2015
LED Lighting
Council has paved the way for the
application of in-pavement flashing
LED lights to a pedestrian crossing
facility within its municipality.
In April 2013 Council installed a
wombat pedestrian crossing on
Victoria Crescent in Abbotsford (a
wombat crossing consists of a wide,
raised platform, zebra stripes and
pedestrian signage). But due to a
numberofmotoristsfailingtogivewayto
crossing pedestrians, Council and the
community felt therewas an additional
need to address these non-complying
motorists.
Rather thanretrofittingthepedestrian
crossing with flashing signage
lights, Council, in partnership with