Managing speed at school and playground zones
Since speeding is one of the major causes of frequent and severe traffic accidents around school and playground areas, many jurisdictions have reduced the speed limits in these areas to protect children who may be at risk. This paper investigated the speed compliance, mean speed and 85th percentile speed at selected school and playground zones in the City of Calgary in Alberta. Our results showed that the mean speed was lower, and the rate of compliance was higher, in the school zone compared to the playground zone, 2 lane roads relative to 4 lane roads, roads with fencing, traffic control devices and the presence of speed display device or children, and zones that were longer (>200 m). Accordingly, this study provided recommendations to improve the effectiveness of school and playground zone speed limits.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Reprinted with permission from Elsevier
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Authors:
- Acharjee, Shanti
- Kattan, Lina
- Tay, Richard
- Publication Date: 2011-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 1887-1891
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 43
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway safety; Playgrounds; School children; School crossings; School safety; Schools; Speed; Speed control; Speed zones; Traffic crashes
- Geographic Terms: Calgary (Canada)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01345821
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 15 2011 11:45AM