Driven to distraction

Some very interesting concepts relating to driver distraction and road side advertising signs were discussed in a recent decision of the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland, in Australian Outdoor Sign Company Pty Ltd v. Brisbane City Council [2021] QPEC 45.

While it might sound like pretty dry stuff, it actually makes for a good read if you are interested. Essentially, it involves a proposal to put a road sign sign with a 25 second rotation of images at an intersection having some notoriety for traffic incidents, however the level of detail to which the expert engineers descend, in particular when it comes to matters of public safety, is worth a read. https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2021/QPEC21-045.pdf