REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PROTECTION AT URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOL ZONES
SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS FROM 175 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE AS FOLLOWS: THE PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS; EFFORTS MUST BE DIRECTED TOWARD CONTROL OF BOTH THE CHILDREN AND THE MOTOR VEHICLES; IN MANY CASES LOCAL SATISFACTION WITH THE SYSTEM IN USE WOULD MAKE ADOPTION OF A NEW AND UNIFORM PLAN DOUBTFUL, ALTHOUGH UNIFORMITY WOULD BE DESIRABLE; UNIFORM DEVICES AND STANDARD PLANS SHOULD BE USED UNDER LOCAL METHODS OF CONTROL; SPEED LIMITS OF 15 TO 20 M.P.H. DURING CROSSING PERIODS ARE SUGGESTED; SUPERVISORY CONTROL BY SAFETY PATROLS AND JANITORS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PROTECTION NOW EMPLOYED, BUT SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL MEMBERS SHOULD ONLY REGULATE MOVEMENTS OF CHILDREN; THEY SHOULD NOT REGULATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; POLICE CONTROL IS PREFERRED AT HEAVY SCHOOL TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS OR WHERE THE AGES OF THE CHILDREN DO NOT PERMIT THE USE OF SCHOOL PATROLS; W.P.A. AND N.Y.A. PERSONNEL ARE ONLY SATISFACTORY FOR CONTROL WORK WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY SELECTED AND TRAINED; CHILDREN SHOULD BE TRAINED IN SELF RELIANCE RATHER THAN TO DEPEND UPON MECHANICAL OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN SELECTING SCHOOL SITES. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 21, pp 322-330, 1 APP. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Harrison, H H
- Marsh, B W
- Publication Date: 1942
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, December 2-5, 1941
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 21
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Questionnaires; School children; School crossings; School patrols; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Child safety
- Old TRIS Terms: School crossing control devices; School crossing protection
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225975
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 27 1971 12:00AM