There is an issue of premature entry to flush medians, when there is queuing on a major road, back past a minor road intersection. Some drivers pull out of the queue into the flush median without looking and accelerating to reach a right turn bay, which has been witnessed to cause crashes. These crashes include colliding with other vehicles and hitting pedestrians using the flush median to cross.
This presentation aims to stimulate debate into ideas to stop drivers prematurely entering flush medians in this manner. The author would welcome a wider view and further ideas for possible trials.
The remit and the presentation are available on the Transportation Conference website.
Where presented/published
Transportation Conference, Tauranga