Road Safety

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Road Safety in the Wet

Council is urging all drivers to take extra care on roads during wet weather. The Warrumbungle Shire Council Road Operations team place hazard and warning signs near flood ways and causeways that have water over the road within the Shire, however motorists are reminded to drive to the road conditions.

During wet weather water can quickly cover the road, especially in causeways, and drivers need to be prepared for the potential of water on the road ahead. To minimise the risk of suddenly being caught in water that is covering the road, drivers need to drive at an appropriate speed, and to keep under the speed limit. Drivers should also travel four seconds behind the vehicle in front, to avoid a collision with sudden breaking.

Vehicles should travel at a speed of 30-40 Kilometres an hour when driving through puddles or water on the road. If the water is flowing across the road, drivers should stop and check the depth of the water and only travel through if the water depth is lower than the lowest point of the wheel rim.

In wet and overcast conditions, drivers are encouraged to use headlights on low beam to improve the visibility of their vehicle by other road users.

All drivers are urged to avoid the weirs at Namoi and Horsley Street in Coonabarabran during or just after wet weather as water can quickly rise at these two points and flood the road. The Over Dimension route via Namoi Street may also temporarily be restricted to Heavy Vehicles only, or closed, pending water depth across the causeway.