Protecting Business Areas With Traffic Calming Signs

Why Businesses Should be Protected

It is a nice feature of many business that they have campuses for the uses of both employees and customers. But one of the drawbacks of campuses is that they almost always have heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic. With so many people rapidly coming in and out the possibility of accidents is one that ought to be considered. Obviously traffic calming signs are a good option but that raises a new question. Are static signs really sufficient to tame the possible threat?

Problems and Solutions

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Helping to Prevent Accidents with TraffiCalm Speed Signs

Special Circumstances

One of the problems with static speed signs is that they can make no allowance for special circumstances. Variable speed signs on the other hand, have a distinct advantage. A study was done in the 90s in several European countries. In Germany, the autobahn served as the testing area. Since some areas of the autobahn have no speed limit. Germany concluded that using dynamic speed signs in some areas would be both affordable and save money, so much so that the whole system would be paid for within two to three years.

Using the Variable Speeds

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Simple Approaches to Making Communities Safer with Traffic Calming

Elementary Steps

Many communities get requests every year for simple traffic calming tools. But since resources are often tight many request end up being shelved. There are steps that can be taken to cut down local speeding problems. Even something as simple as getting the local government to paint “SLOW” on the streets where speeding is a problem.

Collecting Support

One of the ways that you can get changes made in your own community is by talking to the neighbors and looking for collective support. If you try and get changes made alone you are unlikely to gain the...

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More Dynamic Signs Can Make a Difference

Static Speed Signs

Static road signs have many advantages. When a driver sees a posted speed sign in the plain black and white they know they are looking at the official speed for the area they are driving through. The universality of these signs is good, they all look exactly the same so they can be identified at a glance. But the drawback to these signs is that people become so used to seeing them that they begin to stop noticing them. They drive the same road every day so when they pass that same sign they don't even glance up, the sign has just become part of the...

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Making Our Schools Safer With Traffic Calming Signs

Why Schools?

When it comes to traffic calming there are very few areas that are more important than school zones. With so many pedestrians (primarily children) coming and going and parents driving in to pick up their kids it is essential to be even more attentive to what is happening around us they we ordinarily are. Most school have traffic calming signs but all the same in areas with so much pedestrian and vehicular traffic a little extra precaution is certainly prudent.

The TraffiCalm Difference

With school zones already protected by ordinary traffic calming signs...

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Making Construction Zones Safer with Speed Signs

The Risks of Construction Zones

We can all know that construction zones can be dangerous but when we think of the dangers we don't usually consider the traffic dangers. According to statistics, most construction zone accidents that involve through traffic happen in the space where cars are changing from the higher speeds to lower speeds. Some lanes end in these transition areas and these shifts can create dangers for drivers. Unfortunately, some drivers don't slow down and end up making sudden stops. This can lead to accidents involving other drivers and sometimes even...

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Knowing Which Traffic Calming Devices to Use

No one can deny that conventional measures of traffic calming, like stop signs, have their place. In some areas stop signs are absolutely essential to keeping the traffic under control. However, using the same solution for every problem is unwise. In some situations steps like stop signs or speed bumps are simply not adequate and can even aggravate the problem.

Stop Sign Drawbacks

Whenever there is an accident or injury at an intersection our minds jump to solutions like stop signs to solve the problem. But in reality stop signs cannot guarantee a solution and...

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Radar Speed Signs in Industrial Areas

The Dangers

Every kind of industrial area can have potential dangers. The use of heavy equipment, explosive or flammable substances, weighty construction materials, cutting and welding tools that are used on a daily basis, all these things can be hazards that most people don't experience in their day to day lives. But to add to the normal dangers there is also the possibility of crashes and the risks become staggering. Taking action to prevent crashes and collisions in industrial areas is important. With vehicles like forklifts and bulldozers moving from place to place,...

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Using Variable Speed Signs in Multi-Purpose Areas to Eliminate Driver Confusion

Pedestrians and Vehicular Areas

Some of the most dangerous driving areas are those with both pedestrian, and vehicular traffic. It is essential that traffic be carefully monitored through the use of traffic calming measures like MUTCD signs. Since there are many areas that may require attendance, just using a standard traffic sign is probably not the answer. With areas like school zones, work zones, and industrial workplaces all requiring different levels of attention, a fixed, static road sign won't get the job done. Only a variable speed sign can manage all of these...

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Discovering Traffic Calming Needs and Finding an Answer

It is always good to be thinking about traffic calming actions, but in order to decide what sort of solution is right you need to first come to a conclusion about whether or not there really is a problem to be solved. All the same, waiting for an accident to occur before taking preventative steps is unnecessary and unwise.

How to See a Need

Safety Calm software allows you to put a sign in place and gather information about traffic flow and speeds without changing anything. Nothing has to be on display, and in fact it's better if the sign doesn't display while you're...

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Why are Radar Speed Signs Better Than Stop Signs for Traffic Calming

Stop signs are necessary at many intersections to help the flow of traffic. Using the signs as a traffic slowing device, however, is often a poor choice. If your town or city is having problems with speeds on a particular stretch of road, putting stops at intersections on that road might seem like a good idea. Unfortunately, it can actually make a dangerous traffic situation even worse.

Some Traffic Calming Measures Can Cause Problems

Intersections where there are often collisions between vehicles as well as pedestrian injuries cry out for stop signs or stop lights. It...

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Hidden Dangers of Some Traffic Calming Devices

Every device intended for traffic calming has pros and cons. Some which might be terrible in one situation could be ideal in another. But this makes it especially important you carefully look at the options before you decide which measures and devices are a good fit for your area. Whether you're with a local government that makes these decisions, or you're a citizen who wants to stay informed and help shape your community, a look at some of the hidden dangers in some traffic calming measures can help you make better decisions.

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Radar Speed Signs for Affordable Traffic Calming

Some of the most common traffic calming methods used today are built in at the time of roadway construction. Things like extended curbs, roundabouts, center medians and forced turn lanes are all considered traffic calming devices. Anything that forces traffic in one direction or narrows lanes has the potential to slow traffic down. But these choices may not always be the best for traffic flow, even if they do tend to reduce speed.

They're also most cost-effective if they're installed at the time of road construction. Unfortunately, unless the need for traffic calming is...

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Traffic Calming on Business Campuses: More Than Accident Prevention

The many benefits of using good traffic calming measures on your corporate campus make the small investment in these measures well worth the cost. You can gain a lower accident rate, less congestion and a more pleasing area to walk and drive in when you use the right traffic control techniques like driver feedback signs that slow traffic down.

There's also an important benefit that might not be obvious right away. It's one thing that businesses clamor for and sometimes never quite achieve. You can take your business a step in the right direction if you can help prevent...

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Protect Kids in Your Neighborhood with Driver Feedback Signs

Traffic calming techniques have several purposes, including improving traffic flow and lessening congestion. The main reason for traffic calming measures like driver feedback signs, however, is to prevent accidents and save lives. If traffic is a problem or a potential problem where you and your family live, the addition of driver feedback signs can help keeps the kids in your community safer.

The American Journal of Public Health found that children who live near traffic calming devices were a full 50% less likely to be hit by a car in their neighborhood than kids who...

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Success Stories

    "During a one-year study, conducted by Washington County in two site locations, a 15.5% mean speed reduction was recorded. "We (Washington County) have found the TraffiCalm Systems DriveBrite driver feedback signs to be effective at creating earlier speed compliance in these areas…braking in advance of the transition, resulting in measurable speed reductions within the transition area."

    ~ Joe Gustafson, PE, Washington County Public Works

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