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REALISTIC ROAD SIGNS
ON one of Melbourne's private roads, there is an ever-tightening 270 degree corner, before traffic crosses the Bolte Bridge, northbound. Shouldn’t the road's owners be expected to place a road sign indicating an upcoming corner commensurate with reality? Or is it ok to get away with a standard, off the shelf, ‘curve ahead’ sign. Do private roads have no requirement to meet any national standards? And do the owners of the two semi-trailers that have speared-off in the middle of the corner have any comeback? In fact, shouldn’t all the ‘curve ahead’ signs reflect the fact that the 'private road' corners tighten considerably after their apexes? So if your car leaves the road on a corner whose sign doesn’t reflect the actual road conditions; don’t despair. Somewhere there’s a lawyer who would love to help you.