Whether a multi-storey development car park or public transport or shopping centre open space, there’s a focus on:
- Internal circulation layout;
- Loading areas;
- Vehicular/cyclists/pedestrian access arrangements;
- Road / access interface.
With car parks, RSA goes beyond Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 prompt lists and deploys specialised internal checklists of much greater specificity and nuance which better cover general car park safety themes such as:
- Vehicle operating speed
- General conflict points / areas
- Reversing manoeuvres
- Vehicle types
- Vehicle hazards and desire lines
- Sight lines
- Signs and line marking
- Navigation and flow
- Delivery / service / maintenance areas
- High activity / concentration areas
- Pedestrian hazards
- Pedestrian desire lines
- Pedestrian access
- Cyclist access and manoeuvring
- Surface conditions
- Pedestrian and vehicular interface with access points and external areas
- Compliance to principles within AS2890.1
The audit team goes far beyond ‘compliance to AS2890.1’ by critically assessing the layout and user behaviour issues, and provides balanced recommendations.
