THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL ZONES ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR

Current data suggest that speeding in school zones is prevalent and presents a real danger to pedestrians and especially to child pedestrians. This paper reports on a study that collected data describing driver behavior in school zones using remote sensing technology. This continuous speed data set helped identify driving trends adjacent to active or inactive school speed zones. This paper includes a summary of the data collected and the results of a statistical analysis showing speed trends. Data are analyzed according to adjacent street characteristics and school zone safety measures. In general, the authors found that the school zone signage appeared to have no influence on driver behavior at the sites studied.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The symposium proceedings are available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Young, E J
  • Dixon, K K
• Conference:
  • 2nd Urban Street Symposium: Uptown, Downtown, or Small Town: Designing Urban Streets That Work
  • Location: Anaheim, California , United States
  • Date: 2003-7-28 to 2003-7-30
• Publication Date: 2003-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20p
• Monograph Title: 2ND URBAN STREET SYMPOSIUM: UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN, OR SMALL TOWN: DESIGNING URBAN STREETS THAT WORK, JULY 28-30, 2003, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Data collection; Drivers; Remote sensing; Schools; Speeding; Statistical analysis; Traffic signs; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989177
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 8 2005 12:00AM