Driver feedback signs from ITAR compliant, ISO9001 manufacturer TraffiCalm Systems can help with traffic calming anywhere. But military bases may have a special need for traffic slowing measures, thanks to base closures that consolidated bases and increased the population in those areas. While the signs can slow traffic entering your bases, on any roads within the base and in work and business-heavy areas, one place that can especially benefit from a radar speed sign is the school zone.
Military base closures that have sent the armed...
Read MoreThe first product launched from TraffiCalm's new generation of driver feedback signs for 2012, the 9-Inch Radar Driver FeedBack (DFB) Sign is a lightweight, fully-featured solution with highly visible LEDs by design. Set to be the most affordably priced electronic traffic calming solution on the market, the 9" DFB is suitable for a variety of traffic calming applications.
Post Falls, ID -- May 10, 2012 -- Located at http://www.TraffiCalmSystems.com on the web. TraffiCalm Systems, a leader in the manufacture and worldwide distribution of urban/residential, highway driver...
Read MoreA great deal of data is available about pedestrian survival rates after being struck by a moving vehicle, and traffic calming in construction zones, school zones and urban areas. One area that is often overlooked is the rural roadway. While the threat to pedestrians is obviously either much less or nonexistent in many cases, the danger to drivers is actually increased.
The standard MUTCD traffic signs with the speed limit, suggested speed limits for curves and signs warning of snaking roads or animal crossings are necessary on rural roads,...
Read MoreOn average, between 120 and 130 road and highway construction workers are killed each year on the job. The most common cause of death to these workers is being struck by a passing vehicle. This accounted for 23% of the deaths between 1992 and 1996. Another 18% were struck by construction vehicles, making over 1/3 of the deaths vehicle related. The third most common cause of death for a worker is a traffic collision within the work zone.
Another 20,000 are injured each year, with many of those injuries caused by traffic within construction zones, as well. Highway...
Read MoreConstruction zones are hazardous for workers for a variety of reasons, from close proximity to traffic to the dangers of working with heavy equipment. Workers in these areas face many different hazards each working day. Fortunately, there are several steps that can be taken to protect workers, whether they're in a slow-traffic urban area or working on a highway.
Speed display signs like those made by TraffiCalm are an important addition to the other safety measures already in place.
So many different studies have been done that...
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a great deal of information available for municipalities that want to set up an effective speed enforcement program. Their step-by-step plan can help any government get on the right foot when it comes to slowing traffic down and making roads safer.
MUTCD traffic signs that provide valuable feedback to drivers can be a valuable part of the ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) that helps with your traffic safety program.
The first step the NHTSA offers for setting up a program...
Read MoreSome people have used radar detectors for years in an effort to drive faster without getting a speeding ticket. While detectors may have limited effectiveness, and may cause legal problems if they're discovered, they do seem to allow some people to fly down the roads without consequence. That is, until they're involved in an accident from driving too fast.
Even the presence of a police car doesn't slow some people down, partly thanks to the idea that if you're in the middle of a line of speeding traffic, you're less likely to be ticketed than the person in the front or...
Read MoreThe formal partnership allows both companies to better target private enterprises with off-highway road safety products for corporate business campuses and industry appropriate applications that include solutions for mining, refineries, utilities and manufacturing facilities.
Post Falls, ID -- April 25, 2012 -- Located at http://www.TraffiCalmSystems.com on the web. TraffiCalm Systems, a leader in the manufacture and worldwide distribution of urban/residential, highway driver feedback signs and traffic calming solutions, announced details of their newly expanded...
Read MorePhysical barriers and traffic calming measures that slow traffic down are the two most effective measures that can be used to prevent vehicle-related injuries and death in construction zones. Deaths of workers being hit by passing vehicles and vehicles involved in accidents make up between 40% and 50% of construction worker deaths, varying a bit from year to year. Other hazards such as drop-offs, heavy equipment rollovers, power lines and accidents with power equipment tend to make up the rest, along with workers being struck by construction vehicles, each in a smaller...
Read MoreCentral Park in New York had a little flap last year involving their speed limit signs for bicycles in the park. Cyclists were ticketed for exceeding the 15mph limit, but the tickets were revoked and then the signs were removed. According to the park's commissioner in the 90s, a study done in 1991 led them to put up 15mph speed limit signs for bikes. The commissioner said that they drove cars next to bicycles to determine "how fast you could go and then stop without killing someone."
That this type of study is virtually meaningless should come as no surprise. Without...
Read MoreYour large venue will most likely suffer from traffic problems of some sort on a regular basis. Anywhere a large parking lot holds hundreds or thousands of vehicles, it's inevitable that there will be accidents, stalls, bottlenecks and jams. One way many large venues help prevent this is by hiring a large number of staff to both help direct people in when parking, and lead them out to the highway safely after events. There are a number of concerns you should have about both driver and pedestrian safety surrounding large events, and some things you can do to help improve...
Read MoreWhether your hotel or resort offers valet parking or guests must park their own cars, speed display signs can help manage both traffic speed and flow on your property. This holds true both on ordinary days and days when special events may be held at your establishment. The signs can help whether incoming conferences and groups may arrive in airport vans, charter buses or individual vehicles. Using display signs to help get them to the right places at a safe speed can only help the overall perception of your property.
Some...
Read MoreState, city and municipal governments are charged with keeping their roads maintained and policed. Part of that policing is enforcing posted traffic speeds and traffic laws. One of the best ways to discourage speeding and keep traffic moving at safer speeds is by using speed display signs, also known as driver feedback signs. These display drivers' speeds as they approach, and have a static speed limit sign posted with them so drivers can instantly compare their speed with the limit.
Not only do these signs reduce the number of drivers traveling over the speed limit,...
Read MoreAir traffic is obviously the top priority at airports, but ground traffic is important, too. Anyone who's ever tried to navigate an unfamiliar airport during a peak time understands the frustration of poorly marked areas, hard-to-see signs and the general confusion that can result from cars, shuttles and taxis that seem to disregard all the signs and make their own paths through the crowd. There are a number of ways to aid traffic moving through an airport, and controlling speed is a key to all of them.
The hallmark of...
Read More"Familiarity breeds contempt" is an old adage that sometimes holds true in things like long relationships or working conditions. When it comes to traffic signs, familiarity generally means we simply no longer pay much heed to them. They become part of the background like trees or light poles and don't draw our attention in the same way after a while. This, in part, is probably responsible for the number of cars that speed through an area at any given time--the drivers are so familiar with the place, they go whatever speed seems reasonable rather than follow the signs.
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