White Papers
Best Practices in School Zone Traffic Calming
Creating a Safe, Effective School Zone Traffic Plan Each year, an estimated 100 children are killed in the U.S. as they go to and from school, and some 25,000 students are injured from incidents in school zones. The primary factor in these events is speeding. Unfortunately, two-thirds of drivers exceed the legal speed limit when…
Speeding, Distracted Driving and Radar Speed Signs:
The Science that Connects Them Distracted driving is one of the top reasons why drivers speed. Yet, we often overlook the relationship between driver speed and driver distraction as an opportunity to solve the distracted driving epidemic. This is probably because the majority of distractions come from within the vehicle. Mobile phones, radios, passengers, a…
SPEEDING ON MAIN STREET
Best Practices for Traffic Calming in Small Towns When you think of small towns and law enforcement, do you think of fictional towns like Mayberry, North Carolina, or Hawkins, Indiana? Or do you immediately think of your own town? It’s not surprising if you first thought of your hometown when you consider that one in…
Radarsign Product Line Delivers “Must Have” for Municipalities
When municipalities need traffic calming solutions for multiple locations (each unique in their circumstances), it is ideal to find a single vendor that can deliver the market-leading technologies to meet each condition. Radarsign’s robust product line is the driving factor behind a spike in sales to municipalities across the U.S., including the Town of North Hempstead, New York.
Beyond GPS: Closing the Speed Compliance Gap on Corporate Properties
GPS technology, which can track and monitor the travel speeds and locations of corporate vehicles, may be responsible for a gap in street safety on corporate campuses with heavy fleet traffic. How can compliance to posted speed limits be ensured, especially at busy entry and exit points, which see high concentrations of traffic 24 hours a day? This two-page white paper from Radarsign—-the manufacturer of the world’s first armored driver feedback sign—-examines the gaps and the solutions.
Traffic Calming in HOAs, Neighborhoods and Residential Areas
Best practices with radar speed signs: An HOA Perspective The Community Associations Institute estimates that over 25 million American homes are governed by Homeowner Associations (HOAs), which work to protect home values and contribute to the overall quality of life in their neighborhoods. Speeding in residential areas—the most common citizen complaint faced by HOAs, local…
Best Practices Regarding Driver Speed Signs
TRAFFIC CALMING TRENDS: A Common Sense Approach to Driver Feedback Signs Driver feedback signs have grown in popularity over the past decade because they are quiet, effective, cost-efficient and well-received by drivers and communities alike. The increasing demand for traffic-calming solutions that offer flexibility in size, location/mobility and power options has caused some confusion for…
The Science Behind Radar Speed Signs as Neurobehavioral Activators
TRAFFIC-CALMING TRENDS: Altering Driver Behavior with Driver Feedback Signs Starts with Understanding “Autopilot Driving” behaviors and the Reticular Activators’ Impact on Beta/Theta Brain Activity “Familiarity breeds inattention” says RoadtripAmerica.com, citing inattentive drivers as the most common source of collisions. The behavior, described as “driving on autopilot” or “highway hypnosis,” is the focus of a Churchill Insurance study of…
Slowing “Big Rigs” with Driver Feedback Signs
TRAFFIC-CALMING TRENDS: How Driver Feedback Signs Help Ensure Speed Compliance in Multi-Modal Terminals and Distribution Centers Every week, 2 million tractor trailers transport $671 billion worth of goods—some 70 percent of all freight moved—in the U.S. Profit in this billion-dollar industry, is achieved through a delicate balance of speed and safety. While the trucking industry…
Using Driver Feedback Signs as Part of an Overall Traffic-Calming Plan
TRAFFIC-CALMING TRENDS: Why Municipalities & Police Departments Are Using Radar Speed Signs Cultivating safe communities is a primary goal for both municipalities and police departments across the nation and around the world. Traffic safety—especially speed enforcement, traffic calming and driver, pedestrian and cyclist safety—is a major concern for national, state and local DOT, law enforcement…
Why Municipalities are Moving Away from Speed Humps as a Traffic Calming Solution
TRAFFIC-CALMING TRENDS: Antiquated, Knee-Jerk Response to Speeding Drivers Now Being Rejected Around the World Every day, municipalities, HOAs and school districts across the nation face problems with speeding drivers. For decades, speed humps were the only traffic-calming solution available. Today, the antiquated speed hump—a traditionally popular solution to speeding drivers—has become a controversial lightning rod in…