Traffic Management

The Austroads Guide to Traffic Management has 13 Parts and provides comprehensive coverage of traffic management guidance for practitioners involved in traffic engineering, road design and road safety.

Part 1: Introduction to the Guide to Traffic Management introduces the discipline of traffic management and an overview of the structure and content of the Guide. It outlines the breadth of the subject, the distribution of content among the Parts of the Guide, and the relationship with other Guides such as those for Road Design and Road Safety.

Part 1 introduces traffic management in a practical context and presents fundamental definitions, principles and objectives. It introduces functional road hierarchy as an essential concept, and outlines the basic elements of traffic management and their application. It provides an overview of how the Parts of the Guide are typically used by a wide range of practitioners.