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1. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk › media › 656efKnow Your Traffic Signs - GOV.UK

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   Traffic signs play a vital role in directing, informing and controlling road users’ behaviour in an effort to make the roads as safe as possible for everyone.

2. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk › media › 625035388Improving Signage at Private Level Crossings - GOV.UK

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   The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 19963 (“the 1996 Regulations”) prescribe a range of signs for use at private crossings, but those Regulations and signs need to be...

3. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsPedestrian, cycle and equestrian crossings - GOV.UK

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   Dec 5, 2023 · Road junctions controlled by traffic signals may include crossing facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians. The signals may be either near-side or far-side.

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4. www.legislation.gov.uk › uksi › 2023The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023

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   Section 52 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 allows the operator of a railway or tramway that is crossed by a private road or private path to cause or permit the placement near the crossing of...

5. www.gov.uk › government › consultationsImproving signage at private level crossings: government ...

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   Oct 20, 2023 · Reconsider the sign layout at individual crossings, in particular which ‘high level’ information sign is provided along with the universal user-worked crossing warning sign.

   • The UK has one of the strongest rail safety records in Europe. But the government will always act to make improvements when these are needed. One s...
   • Private level crossings (‘private crossings’) exist where the railway bisects a private right of way and where the public in general do not have th...
   • In April 2022, we launched a consultation seeking views on proposed revisions to the signage at these crossings, the treatment of the concept of “a...
   • The most common response to this question was to request that these signs are made in other languages, particularly Welsh. Several respondents aske...
   • We have set out our response in this document to the comments received from this consultation exercise. We now intend to legislate for the new sign...

6. www.gov.uk › publications › know-your-traffic-signsKnow your traffic signs - GOV.UK

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   Sep 1, 2010 · Updated 'Know your traffic signs' guidance published. Road traffic signage in Great Britain, including information on the signing system, regulatory signs, speed limit signs and all other signs.

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   What is the difference between private crossings (signs and barriers) regulations 2023?

   • Amendments to this type of legislation are made through an Act of Parliament, whereas the proposed Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 are being made through a delegated power under the Transport and Works Act 1992 (TWA 1992).

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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   Are signs required at private level crossings?

   • However, signs are not mandatory at private level crossings and it is for the crossing operator to determine, based on a risk assessment, whether, and if so, what, signs are required for the safe use of a particular crossing.

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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   What are the new regulations for private crossings?

   • The new regulations were proposed to prescribe a set of new signs that provide clearer information on the safe use of private crossings. The consultation also: The second consultation in 2023 proposed a revised set of signs based on feedback from the first consultation.

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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   How have private level crossings changed over the years?

   • The number and diversity of users of private level crossings have increased significantly since the Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations1996 (the 1996 regulations) were made, in part due to an increase in the number of couriers and home delivery drivers.

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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   What is a private user-worked crossing?

   • These crossings, which are often referred to as ‘private user-worked crossings’, generally rely on the user to follow instructions placed on signs to determine when it is safe to cross and can also include other measures to ensure their safe use.

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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   What will we write to level crossing operators?

   • We will write to level crossing operators, setting out its expectations in relation to the timeframe for placing the new signs at private level crossings, as well as its view on the term ‘authorised user’, and will also provide guidance on authorisations of non-prescribed signs as soon as practicable.

   Improving signage at private level crossings: government response

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8. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › File:UK_privateFile : UK private crossing sign 118.svg - Wikimedia

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   Jan 30, 2023 · UK private crossing sign 118.svg. English: A safety sign from the The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996, Diagram 101;posted at private level crossings, requiring people traveling with flocks of animals such as sheep or cows, to contact the crossing operator, often a signaller, before crossing.