Community Safety
Residential Neighborhoods Affected by Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
When transportation planners and traffic engineers reroute traffic by closing outlet roads, residential neighborhoods can bear the brunt. Neighborhood streets, which were formerly safe for families and children, become dangerous thoroughfares as vehicles speed through to make up for time lost by the detour. When solving one traffic problem, sometimes transportation planners do not anticipate…
Vertical Traffic Calming Islands Upsets Residents
Yet another instance of vertical traffic calming “solutions” being installed that were not well received by residents who are now demanding they be removed. In Plano, Texas, residents are upset about the “ridiculous” and expensive concrete traffic islands. The islands serve no purpose and, further, residents do not understand why they were installed. These islands…
Radarsign Debuts Cost-Effective, Modular Radar Speed Sign with Revolutionary Design and Portability
Radarsign™ has once again established new industry standards for traffic-calming with the debut of a new portable armored speed sign: the Titan TC-400 with the Radarsign GoBracket™. At 20 lbs, the Radarsign Titan TC-400 with the GoBracket is the Industry’s Most Mobile Driver Feedback Sign Ever.
Speeding in School Zones: Pedal-to-the-metal syndrome
DOT studies in NY, conducted within a ¼ mile vicinity of schools captured some shocking data that should grab the attention of the entire traffic calming community. One study in Staten Island, confirms that that 100 percent of vehicles were speeding.