Links
There are stacks of websites on the
Internet that are related to roads and so on, some about trips people
have taken, others operated by equipment manufacturers etc.
There are only a small number of
Australian enthusiasts sites, however there is a large number produced
by Americans.
Below are a selection of quality links
that you my find useful in your road and travel surfing...
Australian
Sites - International
Sites
Australia:
Road Web Sites:
- Australian Highways Google Discussion Group
- The home to many Aussie Road Enthusiasts.
- Australian Signs & Signals
- Site with images of signs and signals from all over Victoria and
beyond. Has a great range of both road and rail images.
- Floodgap's Australian Highways - US visitor with a
good collection of photos from NSW & ACT.
- Main
Roads Victoria - Victorian road site with loads of
information on the routes in and around Melbourne and country Victoria.
- OzRoads
- Sam Laybutt's tremendous road site, highly recommended.
- SignSpotters
- Darren Hodges great
site.
- Traffic
Control - University
lecturer's site on traffic control systems.
On-Line Road Maps &
Manufacturers:
- Ausway
(includes Sydway/Melway) - Map manufacturer
- Hema
Maps - Map manufacturer
- OpenStreetMap -
On-line map
- StreetDirectory.com.au
- Quality on-line maps in some cases using Ausway designs.
- Whereis -
On-line map
Retailers / Manufacturers:
- Aldridge
Traffic Systems Pty Ltd - Manufacturers of traffic signals
and control systems.
- Barrier
Signs - Making signs since 1982.
- Bob
Panich Consultancy Pty. Ltd. - This is another traffic signal
and control device manufacturer.
- De
Neefe Signs - Maker of signs,
safety gear and more. Their catalogue is in PDF format and has a large
variety of signs.
- TraffixGroup
- Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Group
- TSS
- Traffic Signals Sales & Service in Sydney.
State Motoring Associations:
- AANT
- Automobile Association of
the Northern Territory
- NRMA
- National Roads and Motorists' Association (NSW/ACT)
- RACV
- Royal Automotive Club of Victoria
- RACQ
- Royal Automotive Club of Queensland
- RAA
- Royal Automotive Association of South Australia
- RACWA
- Royal Automotive Club of Western Australia
- RACT - Royal
Automotive Club of Tasmania
Toll Roads &
Government Departments:
- Cross
City Tunnel - Tunnel under Sydney's CBD.
- Main
Roads Queensland - State government authority for roads in
Queensland
- Main
Roads Western Australia - WA Road Authority
- M5
South-West Motorway - Sydney
- Hills
Motorway Limited - M2 Sydney
- NSW
Roads and Maritime Services - State road authority of New
South Wales
- Queensland
Department of Main Roads -State road authority of Queensland
- Sydney
Motorways - Site covering statistics and tolling information
on motorways in Sydney.
- Transport
South Australia
- Transport
Tasmania - Department of State Growth - Transport
- Transurban
CityLink Limited - Melbourne
- Traffic Sign Computer Aided Design (TraSiCAD)
- Computer program published by Main Roads Queensland for designing
signs.
- VicRoads
(the Victorian Roads Corporation)
- Victorian
Transport Accidents Commission
- WestLink
M7 - Sydney's Westlink M7 Motorway Information Web Site.
Traffic Cameras:
- Hobart
Traffic Cameras - Cameras monitoring traffic in Hobart, Tasmania
- Live Traffic Cameras - NSW RMS's
traffic monitoring cameras
- Queensland Traffic Cameras -
Traffic monitoring cameras located all over Queensland
International:
Road Web Sites:
- AA Roads a web site looking at roads all over the US
- Arizona
Roads - A look at roads in the US state of Arizona.
- Auckland Motorways Traffic - Cameras around the motorway network in Auckland NZ
- Bartolomeo
Mecánico - International road-signs, water mills, opiliones,
painted ads. Goes into great detail about workmen, falling rocks and
school children signs.
- California
Road Signs - This site is run by a guy that preserves old
road signs and shows his collection and more.
- Floodgap
Roadgap - An excellent site covering several routes in
California.
- Kansas
Highways - Highways located in the US state of Kansas.
- Motoring
in New Zealand - Hosted by Arizonaroads.com, great info and
photos on NZ roads.
- Motorway Signs - Mees Roelefs site of European Motorway
signage.
- Newsgroup: misc.transport.road
(via Google) / Newsgroup: misc.transport.road Frequently
Asked Questions List
- Pennsylvania
Highways - Information and photos on roads in the US state of
Pennsylvania.
- Roadfan.com
- A US web site
covering many aspects of roads and highways.
- Roads.org.uk - A
fan site dedicated to the entire road network of mainland Britain.
- Richard
C. Moeur Traffic Stuff - A
fantastic sign site from the US.
- Signalfan.com
- A site dedicated
to the Preservation of Historical Traffic Control Devices.
- StarOwl's
Highway Heaven - US site with exit lists, the Roadgeek fonts
and more.
- Traffic Cams - Mees Roelefs site of European (and some
Aussie) Traffic Web Cams.
- Which
Side of the Road do they drive on? - A web site covering the
history of which side various countries drive on along their roads. A
somewhat interesting read.
Retailers / Manufacturers:
- RTL - New Zealand sign manufacturer
- Stocksigns
- Sign maker in England
- Traffic Control Systems -
Maintenance contractor for signals and other devices in NZ. Excellent
signal photos.
Government Departments:
- Department
for Transport - The UK
transport department's web site.
- NZTA
- New Zealand Transport Agency.
- US
Federal Highway Administration Standard
Highway Signs - Metric and English Versions
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