Choosing the best traffic calming solution requires a lot ofplanning and can be a hassle. Different applications can helpcreate the ideal traffic calming solution for a specific area.

Choosing a Traffic CalmingSolution for a Specific Area

Marked Crosswalks

To avoid vehicles blocking the crossing zone, it is

best used with signs or stoplights.

It helps show pedestrians the best and safest are

to cross the road.

In school zones it is recommended to be used

with crossing guards, so students could get the

safest path to cross

To minimize the number of accidents group

pedestrians crossing the road from just one

marked point helps avoid any hazards.

Radar Speed Signs

It should be used in zones with low speed limits

Should be kept at least four feet high and within

six feet of the road margin

Make sure to keep it away from anything that

might interrupt the signals of the radar

Best use is at road construction zones and

schools.

It should be kept at least a hundred feet or more

from any curves in the road

Speed Bumps

Driveways

Private roads

Parking lots

Roads that are not often used by emergency

vehicles

On rare occasions also public roads that have a

low traffic flow and speed limit

Speed Humps

Public Roads

Private Roads

Residential Roads with speed limits up to twenty

five miles per hour

Also where speed bumps cannot be used due to

regular road maintenance requirements.

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