Property and Facilities Division

Director
Alan Egan

Meaning of Parking Signs and Traffic Signs at All UQ Sites

Under Queensland legislation, parking signs
are traffic signs, and must comply with the
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
that is issued and maintained by the
Department of Main Roads.
Parking signs are designed to convey a clear
and simple message about the conditions
that apply in particular areas. The
information on these pages is intended to
clarify any uncertainty that may arise
because traffic signage, by its nature, is
symbolic and brief.
It is important to remember that if an area is not clearly signed as a parking area, then it is not a place in
which you may leave your vehicle.

Loading Zone
Loading zones are provided to facilitate the loading and unloading of goods
and materials from vehicles, and may only be used for this purpose, and only
up to the maximum specified time, unless prior arrangements have been
made with UQ Traffic & Parking.
Loading zones are not free-of-charge, thirty-minute parking areas, and are
not provided for such events as the collection of a letter or the delivery of an
assignment.

Yellow Chevron
Yellow chevrons painted on the ground indicate no stopping at any time.
They are usually put in place for safety reasons, and often delineate access
ramps for people in wheelchairs or carers with prams. They can also warn
that an area is an emergency exit from a building that must be kept clear.

Service & Maintenance Vehicles

Parking bays are located strategically around University campuses to provide for maintenance and service
technicians who are required to attend to buildings, equipment and facilities. To use these spaces, a Universityissued Service & Maintenance permit must be displayed between 7:00am and 5:00pm, after which time valid
Green zone, Blue zone, Red zone, Multi-level, and Conifer Knoll permit-holders may use these designated spaces
as long as their zone permit is displayed.
Sub-contractors working on building construction and refurbishment are not eligible for Service & Maintenance
permits, and, if they cannot be accommodated within the building site (at the discretion of the Site Manager) must
pay for parking in the same way as everyone else who drives to the University for work.

Property and Facilities Division

The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia

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Yellow Lines
Yellow lines are put in place to indicate a No Stopping area - usually on
the side of a road. A yellow line also indicates there is no parking beyond
it on a verge or on the grass. Sometimes yellow lines are used in
conjunction with a No Stopping sign (eg, right), but either one is sufficient
for enforcement.

Shared Zone
The sign to the left is used at the entry to a shared zone in which the
street environment has been adapted for low vehicle speeds. The sign to
the right is used to indicate the end of a shared zone.

Safety Zone
This sign designates the presence of a pedestrian refuge island that is
used as a safety zone.

Keep Left / Keep Right

These signs are used where a physical obstruction exists and it is
necessary for all vehicles approaching the obstruction to pass it on one
side only, such as pedestrian refuge islands

No Entry
This sign prohibits the entry of unauthorised vehicles into pedestrian
malls, such as the Union Plaza and the Prentice Plaza on the St Lucia
campus.
Pedestrian Crossing
The sign to the left is used on or in the immediate vicinity of a pedestrian
(zebra) crossing. The sign to the right is used in advance of a crossing to
forewarn drivers of a pedestrian crossing ahead.

Pedestrians
The Pedestrians sign warns of the presence of pedestrians on or crossing
the road. Sometimes they are used in conjunction with another sign to
indicate certain groups of people, such as, aged or vision impaired

Time Restricted Parking

The parking symbol consists of the letter P plus a duration code that
indicates the time restriction in hours, or, a fraction of an hour, or, in
minutes, such as the example to the right which indicates that a driver
may only park for:
[1] two hours
[2] a quarter of an hour
[3] two minutes