TRAFFIC CALMING ON INTER-URBAN ROUTES IN IRELAND

Many European countries are implementing traffic calming measures to reduce the negative effects of traffic on their communities and environment. In Ireland, numerous towns and villages are traversed by main arterial routes which carry high volumes of heavy vehicles. Also, the favourable economic climate has resulted in large traffic increases. The construction of bypasses for most of these towns and villages is not possible at present due to funding and resource allocations, so the transient traffic must be controlled by self-enforcing traffic engineering methods. The principal objective of traffic calming in Ireland is to decrease the number and severity of accidents through speed reduction. This paper presents the current practice of traffic calming in Ireland and the results of studies carried out on traffic calming schemes located on inter-urban routes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The publisher's German name is Forschungsgesellschaft fur Strassen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV).
• Corporate Authors:

  Road and Transportation Research Association

  Postbox 50 13 62
  D-50973 Cologne,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • O'Cinneide, D
  • CROWLEY, F
  • Harrington, L
• Conference:
  • 2nd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design
  • Location: Mainz, Germany
  • Date: 2000-6-14 to 2000-6-17
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 122-134

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Intercity travel; Speed control; Traffic calming; Truck traffic
• Geographic Terms: Ireland
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794772
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FGSV 002/67
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2000 12:00AM