Industry Insights
Las Vegas: Removing Speed Bumps doesn’t mean you have to give up on Traffic Calming
Like many municipalities in the U.S., the city of Las Vegas is removing many of its speed bumps after the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Department reported they dangerously slowed down emergency response times. See how driver feedback signs offer the best option for traffic calming.
School Zone Traffic Calming News
According to Ron Lattanze, a parent and member of the Traffic Committee at The Raleigh School in Raleigh, N.C., Radarsign driver feedback signs have been a great fix. “During pick-up and drop-off times, 20% of the cars were speeding with some going as fast as 35 mph. After installing Radarsign’s driver feedback sign, only 8.5% are speeding, a 57% reduction!” says Ron Lattanze, Parent/Traffic Committee, The Raleigh School, Raleigh, N.C.
Speed Humps: Yesteryear’s Traffic Calming Solution
A Durham, NC community decides to remove five speed humps from the roads after observing that they do a better job slowing down emergency response vehicles and producing noise pollution in neighborhoods than they do at eliminating speeding drivers who easily maneuver around them.
Not in My Front Yard
Usually, speed humps slow traffic. That is their very purpose. However, the informed recognize that there are tradeoffs to using this type of vertical traffic calming device. The residents living on Ruth Avenue in Clifton, NJ are in need of an effective traffic calming plan. Drivers frequently use their neighborhood street to avoid a heavily…
Traffic Calming by the Numbers
What is the return on investment with traffic calming? Would you measure it in lives saved or tickets handed out? Both can be tracked and measured with stats allowing us to evaluate needs, risks and loss of life. It’s an important perspective to have. While there are several sources of credible traffic calming stats and…
Traffic Safety Can’t Wait
The town of Signal Mountain, TN, like other communities around the country, is concerned about traffic safety around their school campuses. The town council recognizes that a well-planned comprehensive approach will best address their traffic calming needs. This could involve securing a traffic engineering study, which could cost from $5,000 to $30,000, and/or hiring a…
Speed Hump Problems
Six new speed humps are slowing traffic on the heavily traveled Walnut Hill Boulevard in the Borough of Chester Heights, Pa. Unfortunately, as is common with the use of speed humps, the traffic calming devices have created more problems. Several of the humps are too high. The asphalt has been abraded as vehicles are scraping…
Vancouver Solicits Traffic Calming Ideas from Citizens
In 2015, the City of Vancouver is asking residents to submit their own ideas to reduce speeding in their community as part of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. In its third year, the program has dedicated $170,000 to implementing new traffic calming projects, including radar speed signs. Last year, the city offered residents brightly…
Speed Bump Installation is a Lengthy Process
Residents seeking a remedy to dangerous driving in front of their homes often ask civic leaders for speed bumps. However, the process for installation of these devices can be lengthy and fraught with obstacles. Because of the shortcomings and safety considerations, city officials are hesitant to implement speed bump programs. A situation in Ohio gives…
Traffic Calming Measures can be Divisive
Where there is traffic, there will be speeding. That is incontrovertible. What is debatable is how a community should best address the speeding. One traffic-calming strategy that is becoming more commonplace is roundabouts. These one-way circular intersections direct traffic around a raised center island. Supporters advocate that roundabouts slow traffic without causing the back-ups of…
Speed Humps are no Panacea
A pair of traffic fatalities inspired Sun City, Arizona residents to press for solutions at a recent town hall meeting. Initially, many were calling for speed bumps. That is until a county traffic manager and the fire marshal outlined the disadvantages to the controversial construction-based devices. The possibility of increased traffic noise, delayed emergency response…
Celebrating National Women’s Small Business Month: Meet Maureen Undzis
Maureen Undzis, President of AM Signal, Inc.—the distributor of Radarsign™ products in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah—takes the spotlight this month as Radarsign celebrates National Women’s Small Business Month. As a former Occupational Therapist, Maureen appreciates that the products she represents make the world a safer place. “I love that what we…