Citation

Hughes B. J. Road Safety 2022; 33(3): 76.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Australasian College of Road Safety)

DOI

10.33492/JRS-D-22-00018

PMID

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Abstract

Morgan's article (Morgan, 2022) raises an important topic and makes valuable points. In complex systems, crashes result from a combination of factors. Often, not all are recognised, a phenomenon known as What-You-Look-For-Is-What-You-Find (Lundberg et al., 2009). While driving over 40,000km around Australia, nonsensical or dangerous signage has been observed. For example, a 100km/h speed sign was posted when leaving a town, and that road terminated less than 100m later at a T-junction with a highway. Another example is the use of roadwork signs with no road workers, no pavement narrowing, or no roadworks at all. As Morgan (2022) indicates, poor signage contributes to crashes.

Morgan, Robert. 2022. “Blaming the Driver Is Still a Favourite.” Journal of Road Safety 33 (2): 75–78. https://doi.org/10.33492/JRS-D-22-00001.

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