Links

There are stacks of websites on the Internet that are related to roads and so on, some about trips people have taken, others operated by equipment manufacturers etc.

There are only a small number of Australian enthusiasts sites, however there is a large number produced by Americans.

Below are a selection of quality links that you my find useful in your road and travel surfing...

Australian Sites - International Sites

Australia:

Road Web Sites:

• ABC National Highway One - The ABC travel around NR1 / NH1 in audio.
• Australian Highways Google Discussion Group - The home to many Aussie Road Geeks.
• Australian Signs & Signals - Site with images of signs and signals from all over Victoria and beyond. Has a great range of both road and rail images.
• Australian Towns, Cities and Highways - Great site by Michael Greenslade with information and photos of many roads in Australia and also has kilometre post info and much more!
• Australian Transport Discussion Board - Discussion on Australian Public Transport.
• FreewayVic - Website by Josh Geoghegan on main roads around Victoria.
• Floodgap's Australian Highways - US visitor with a good collection of photos from NSW & ACT.
• Main Roads Victoria - Victorian road site with loads of information on the routes in and around Melbourne and country Victoria.
• Number Plate Collectors Club - Gallery of Australian Number Plates including islands and historical.
• OzRoads - Sam Laybutt's tremendous road site, highly recommended.
• Operating N-Scale Traffic Lights - Gavin Miller shows us how to make real working traffic lights.
• SEQtion - South East Queensland Transport Information, Opinions and News.
• SignSpotters - Darren Hodges great site.
• Traffic Control - University lecturer's site on traffic control systems.

On-Line Road Maps & Manufacturers:

• Ausway (includes Sydway/Melway) - Map manufacturer
• Hema Maps - Map manufacturer
• StreetDirectory.com.au - Quality on-line maps in some cases using Ausway designs.
• UBD (Universal Press Pty Limited) - Map manufacturer
• Whereis.com.au - On-line map

Retailers / Manufacturers:

• Aldridge Traffic Systems Pty Ltd - Manufacturers of traffic signals and control systems.
• Artcraft - Manufacturer of signs and safety equipment. Extensive on-line catalogue.
• Barrier Signs - Making signs since 1982.
• Bob Panich Consultancy Pty. Ltd. - This is another traffic signal and control device manufacturer.
• De Neefe Signs - Maker of signs, safety gear and more. Their catalogue is in PDF format and has a large variety of signs.
• Melway Edition 1 - Browse the first ever Melways Street Directory
• Traffic Control Systems - Signal Supplier to the NT and other parts of Australia.
• Traffic Technologies - LED Signal manufacturer.
• TraffixGroup - Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Group
• TSS - Traffic Signals Sales & Service in Sydney.

State Motoring Associations:

• AANT - Automobile Association of the Northern Territory
• NRMA - National Roads and Motorists' Association (NSW/ACT)
• RACV - Royal Automotive Club of Victoria
• RACQ - Royal Automotive Club of Queensland
• RAA - Royal Automotive Association of South Australia
• RACWA - Royal Automotive Club of Western Australia
• RACT - Royal Automotive Club of Tasmania

Toll Roads & Government Departments:

• Cross City Tunnel - Tunnel under Sydney's CBD.
• Main Roads Queensland - State government authority for roads in Queensland
• Main Roads Western Australia - WA Road Authority
• M1 Pacific Motorway - Brisbane / Gold Coast
• M4 Western Motorway - Sydney
• M5 South-West Motorway - Sydney
• Hills Motorway Limited - M2 Sydney
• NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - State road authority of New South Wales
• NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Oral History Program - An excellent audio library of actual construction workers that have worked on NSW roads over the past few decades.
• Queensland Department of Main Roads -State road authority of Queensland
• Sinclair Knight Merz' Community Consultation Pages - Consultants to the NSW RTA.
• Sydney Motorways - Site covering statistics and tolling information on motorways in Sydney.
• Traffic & transport policies & guidelines register - NSW RTA's traffic device guidelines.
• Transport South Australia
• Transport Tasmania - DIER
• Transurban CityLink Limited - Melbourne
• Traffic Sign Computer Aided Design (TraSiCAD) - Computer program published by Main Roads Queensland for designing signs.
• VicRoads (the Victorian Roads Corporation)
• Victorian Transport Accidents Commission
• WestLink M7 - Sydney's Westlink M7 Motorway Information Web Site.

Traffic Cameras:

• Hobart Traffic Cameras - DIER cameras monitoring traffic in Hobart, Tasmania
• Live Traffic Cameras - NSW RTA's traffic monitoring cameras
• Queensland Traffic Cameras - Traffic monitoring cameras located all over Queensland

International:

Road Web Sites:

• About Via - An American site with an array of local and international road elements, including Australian.
• Andy's Highway Kick-Off Page / AA Roads- (Andy Field / Alex Nitzman)
• Arizona Roads - A look at roads in the US state of Arizona.
• Bartolomeo Mecánico - International road-signs, water mills, opiliones, painted ads. Goes into great detail about workmen, falling rocks and school children signs.
• British Roadsigns 1960 - Gallery of signs from England in th 60s.
• Bote's Roadgeek Pages - A collection of road signs and other neatness from my travels around the United States highways and byways.
• California Road Signs - This site is run by a guy that preserves old road signs and shows his collection and more.
• Chris's British Road Directory - A fan site dedicated to the entire road network of mainland Britain.
• Comrade Yamamoto Experience - American Road Geek Site, also with photos and images from Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Jamaica, the UK, Mexico and Germany.
• Euroroads - A website that covers roads all over Europe.
• Floodgap Roadgap - An excellent site covering several routes in California.
• German Traffic Signals, Signs & Markings - The Texas Highway man's site for all road-things German.
• IPENZ Transportation Group - Engineers and traffic control professionals web site.
• Kansas Highways - Highways located in the US state of Kansas.
• Motoring in New Zealand - Hosted by Arizonaroads.com, great info and photos on NZ roads.
• Newsgroup: misc.transport.road (via Google) / Newsgroup: misc.transport.road Frequently Asked Questions List
• Newsgroup: uk.transport (via Google)
• New Zealand Road Gallery - Photos of roads in the land of the long white cloud.
• New Zealand Road Signs 1975 - Images of signs once used in NZ.
• Open Directory Project - Recreation: Roads and Highways
• Pennsylvania Highways - Information and photos on roads in the US state of Pennsylvania.
• Planet Pino Motorway Signs - Mees Roelefs site of European Motorway signage.
• Planet Pino Traffic Cams - Mees Roelefs site of European (and some Aussie) Traffic Web Cams.
• Roadfan.com - A US web site covering many aspects of roads and highways.
• Richard C. Moeur Traffic Stuff - A fantastic sign site from the US.
• SABRE - The Society for All British Road Enthusiasts. Links to the major UK enthusiast sites and their main portal site.
• Signalfan.com - A site dedicated to the Preservation of Historical Traffic Control Devices.
• StarOwl's Highway Heaven - US site with exit lists, the Roadgeek fonts and more.
• The Open Road - Site of roadsigns, welcome signs and traffic lights from the USA.
• US Highways - Awesome web site covering US highways 1 to 830.
• Which Side of the Road do they drive on? - A web site covering the history of which side various countries drive on along their roads. A somewhat interesting read.

Retailers / Manufacturers:

• Roadsigns & Traffic Control Equipment Limited - New Zealand sign manufacturer
• Stocksigns - Sign maker in England
• Traffic Control Systems - Maintenance contractor for signals and other devices in NZ. Excellent signal photos.

Government Departments:

• Department for Transport - The UK transport department's web site.
• LTSA - New Zealand Land Transport Safety Authority.
• The Highways Agency - UK department.
• Transit New Zealand - Transit New Zealand develops, manages and maintains the country's 10 894.4 kilometres of state highways.
• US Federal Highway Administration Standard Highway Signs - Metric and English Versions