AS 2890.5:2020 pdf free.Parking facilities Part 5: On-street parking.
2.1 General
This Section identifies environmental factors in the arrangement of parking in consideration of safety. preservation of access and the convenience of all road users, as follows:
(a) Parking control signs (see Clause 2.2).
(b) Provision of adequate end clearances to intersections and driveways (see Clause 2.3).
(c) Preservation of safe and convenient pedestrian and cyclist access (see Clause 2.4).
(d) Identification of unsafe parking locations (see Clause 2.5).
(e) On-street parking hazards and safety measures (see Clause 2.6).
(1) Safety measures (see Clause 2.6.2).
(g) Provision of street lighting (see Clause 2.7).
2.2 Parking control signs
The usual method of controlling on-street parking is by means of parking control signs. Requirements for the use of these signs together with associated pavement markings to prohibit stopping or parking, to control parking durations, and to reserve space for special usages or classes of vehicle are specified in AS 1742.11.
2.3 End clearances
The required clearances between the end of a parking area and an intersection, laneway, driveway or pedestrian crossing, are to be determined by the following:
(a) The regulatory no-stopping distance at an intersection, as specified in traffic regulations.
(b) The provision of additional end clearance to preserve adequate intersection sight distance for traffic entering from side streets, laneways or driveways. T’pical cases where regulatory end distances may be insufficient include —
(i) angle parking in the main street;
(ii) main street parking on a curve; and
(iii) end spaces sometimes occupied by large vehicles.
(c) The prohibition of parking for additional distances on the approaches to signallized intersections to accommodate queues.
(d) The need to provide for left turn lanes at intersections.
(e) In addition to restrictions at intersections, the need to prohibit parking for specified distances, for example in the vicinity of—
(i) children’s crossings, pedestrian crossings and refuges;
(ii) bus/tram stops;
(iii) railway level crossings;
(iv) fire hydrants; and
(v) road bridges, except where parking provisions can he made.AS 2890.5 pdf download.