Chicago automates enforcement to deter Safety Zone speeding

The Chicago Department of Transportation is making an effort to improve child safety by implementing Children's Safety Zones around schools and other areas where children are likely to be. These zones allow speeds up to 20 mph, since data from the Federal Highway Administration shows that a pedestrian hit by a car at that speed has a 95% chance of living. The Children's Safety Zones speed limit is enforced on weekdays during school hours. Pilot studies for the program were conducted in high traffic volume areas. The tests confirmed that speeding was a serious issue, and city officials established twelve Children's Safety Zones. Fifty cameras will be installed by the end of 2013.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/nafta/features/automated-enforcement-tames-speeders-in-chicagos-childrens-safety-zones/
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• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp NA15-NA16
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cameras; Children; Highway safety; Speed control; Speed limits; Speed zones; Traffic volume
• Identifier Terms: Chicago Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500924
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 9 2013 10:15AM