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Traffic Management Initiatives (CD 1) - Sound Files

Summary

This is the 1st CD of the 2 CD set.
The project was based on 47 hours of digitally recorded interviews with 37 participants - current and former staff of the RTA and its predecessor organisations the Department of Motor Transport, Traffic Authority and Department of Main Roads. It discusses the many innovative ideas and new technologies which have been utilised over the years to manage traffic on the road network, and the various methods and techniques employed to improve the safety and efficiency of the transport system.

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1. Introduction
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multimedia MP3 5.55Mb
multimedia Real Media 596Kb
2. First traffic signal / Police role
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multimedia MP3 5.16Mb
multimedia Real Media 555Kb
3. The DMT Burwood Depot
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multimedia MP3 4.97Mb
multimedia Real Media 534Kb
4. Traffic signal controllers
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multimedia MP3 4.33Mb
multimedia Real Media 467Kb
5. Arthur Sims at IBM / Rae French goes overseas
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multimedia MP3 2.77Mb
multimedia Real Media 298Kb
6. Rae French in UK / IBM Contracts / Brisbane St
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multimedia MP3 5.51Mb
multimedia Real Media 592Kb
7. Cable coordination / Presence detectors
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multimedia MP3 6.28Mb
multimedia Real Media 675Kb
8. Microprocessor controllers / Computers
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multimedia MP3
multimedia Real Media 528Kb
9. The DMR / Traffic Service Section
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multimedia MP3 4.35Mb
multimedia Real Media 469Kb
10. Setting the Standards
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multimedia MP3 3.31Mb
multimedia Real Media 357Kb
11. Traffic counts / Lane merging / Line marking
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multimedia MP3 5.48Mb
multimedia Real Media 588Kb
12. Road signs - uses and types
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multimedia MP3 5.87Mb
multimedia Real Media 632Kb
13. Signs for Freeways / Advisory speed signs
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multimedia MP3 2.66Mb
multimedia Real Media 287Kb
14. Advisory speeds / Guide posts / Aerial photos
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multimedia MP3
multimedia Real Media 1.02Mb
15. Storage lanes / Left turn Standards
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multimedia MP3 2.89Mb
multimedia Real Media 312Kb
16. Traffic signals / Pedestrian crossing signals
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multimedia MP3 3.14Mb
multimedia Real Media 338Kb
17. The DMT Traffic Signals group joins DMR
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multimedia MP3 3.38Mb
multimedia Real Media 363Kb
18. Birth of SCATS / Less emphasis on new Freeways
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multimedia MP3 3.07Mb
multimedia Real Media 332Kb
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