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58 Business View Australia - March-April 2016
PUBLIC WORKS &
Victoria Crescent in Abbotsford (a
wombat crossing consists of a
wide, raised platform, zebra stripes
and pedestrian signage). But
due to a number of motorists
failing to give way to crossing
pedestrians, Council and the
community felt there was an
additional need to address these
non-complying motorists.
Rather
than
retrofitting
the
pedestrian crossing with flashing
signage
lights,
Council,
in
partnership with Mattioli, conducted
extensive research and decided to
trial a new treatment to accentuate
the wombat crossing and attract
motorists’ attention. Earlier this
year, in-pavement flashing LED
lights were installed in the road
pavement immediately in advance of
the crossing. These LEDs are solar
powered with back-up batteries and
operate during certain times of the
day and week to coincide with peak