{"id":1579,"date":"2015-03-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2020-09-20T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T04:50:10","slug":"what-is-street-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/what-is-street-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"What is street furniture?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Street furniture (also called road furniture) are items added to roads, footpaths and verges to help influence\u00a0road user behaviour and assist pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Pedestrians<\/h2>\n

Public amenity signs<\/h3>\n

Public amenity signs give\u00a0pedestrians information about the local area. In the case of the sign below it’s a liquor ban, but it could be for a park or nature reserve.<\/p>\n

\"alcohol<\/p>\n

Benches<\/h3>\n

Benches come in many shapes. The ones below maximise the space near the taxi rank.<\/p>\n

\"benches\"<\/p>\n

Bus stops<\/h3>\n

Bus stops can be as simple as a sign (like this), or a structure with a roof.<\/p>\n

\"bus<\/p>\n

Rubbish bins<\/h3>\n

\"rubbish<\/p>\n

Bike racks<\/h3>\n

Bike racks can be standalone like this, or sometimes they are attached to other structures such as lamp posts.<\/p>\n

\"bike<\/p>\n

Sculpture and public art<\/h3>\n

Public art increases the general amenity of an area<\/p>\n

\"sculpture<\/p>\n

Anti-sit\/lie<\/h3>\n

Anti-sit\/lie structures are used to stop people from congregating in a certain place, e.g. homeless people.<\/p>\n

\"anti-sit-lie\"<\/p>\n

Water fountain<\/h3>\n

\"water<\/p>\n

Phone boxes<\/h3>\n

\"sydney<\/p>\n

Mailboxes<\/h3>\n

\"mailbox\"<\/p>\n

Other examples of road furniture<\/h3>\n

Public toilets, phone boxes, fire hydrants and historical markers.<\/p>\n

Vehicles<\/h2>\n

Street lights<\/h3>\n

Perhaps the most ubiquitous type of road furniture, street lights improve safety and visibility. They can be simple like the one shown below, or some tourist areas have design themes.<\/p>\n

\"street<\/p>\n

Parking meters<\/h3>\n

Pay for your parking tickets in these. There are several types.<\/p>\n

\"parking<\/p>\n

Fences and barriers<\/h3>\n

\"armco\"<\/p>\n

Bollards<\/h3>\n

Bollards help prevent people parking in areas they shouldn’t park.<\/p>\n

\"bollard\"<\/p>\n

Cameras<\/h3>\n

Cameras can be used for security monitoring or speeding\/red light running offence detection and prosecution.<\/p>\n

\"camera\"<\/p>\n

Traffic signs<\/h3>\n

Signs are there to instruct road users and there are hundreds of different types<\/p>\n

\"railway<\/p>\n

Traffic lights<\/h3>\n

\"amber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Street furniture (also called road furniture) are items added to roads, footpaths and verges to help influence\u00a0road user behaviour and assist pedestrians. Pedestrians Public amenity signs Public amenity signs give\u00a0pedestrians information about the local area. In the case of the…<\/span><\/p>\n

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