Slowing Speeders
Speeders Wreak Havoc on San Antonio Subdivision
While good fences may make good neighbors, frequently wrecked fences are costing the residents of one San Antonio neighborhood. The city conducted a traffic study last year to address the concerns of Maverick Creek residents, near the University of Texas. Residents claim that motorists are driving too quickly on the dangerous, curved road behind their…
Throwback Thursday: Busy urban neighborhoods take the initiative to slow speeding drivers
Originally posted Feb. 2010, this is a great refresher: An early success story about the installation of driver feedback signs in busy urban neighborhoods shows what happens when residents take the initiative to slow down speeding motorists on their own streets. The signs perform double duty as they both slow down drivers and collect data,…
Expensive Winter Weather Offers Free Transportation Study Insights
From New York to Denver to Washington, D.C. to Michigan to Vancouver, a new term is making international news. #Sneckdown – a portmanteau of the words “snow” and “neckdown” has become a phenomenon across the United States and Canada. Neckdowns, sometimes called curb extensions, are used to increase visibility as well as reduce crossing time…
The Real Costs of Traffic Calming
Construction-based traffic calming efforts, like traffic circles, come with a hefty price tag and take precious time to institute. Some residents of Kent, Wash., who are concerned about the dangerous speeding on their neighborhood streets, may have to wait over a year before the city can implement their plan to build costly traffic circles. The…
Radarsign® Sales to Law Enforcement Agencies Surge by 88 Percent
Radarsign celebrates 10 consecutive years of revenue growth–a decade of year-over-year increases in signs sold–making them one of the top two U.S. suppliers of radar speed signs.
Slower Traffic Saves Lives
Slowing down traffic reduces traffic accidents. Beyond that, traffic accidents that occur at lower speeds are less likely to result in fatalities. Portland, OR experienced 23 deadly crashes in the first six months of 2013. This is a marked increase from the 17 in 2012 during the same number of months. Local police are stepping…
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.