SPEED REDUCTION IN SCHOOL ZONES (ABRIDGMENT)

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of flasher beacons in reducing vehicle speeds in Kentucky. Speed measurements were made during flashing and nonflashing periods at 48 locations. The physical characteristics of each site were identified and compared to speed reductions. In Kentucky, pedestrians between the ages of 5 and 9 represent less than 10 percent of the total population but account for more than 16 percent of all pedestrian fatalities. Fourteen findings and conclusions were based on analysis of physical and geometric features of the sample locations.

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• Authors:
  • Zegeer, Charles V
  • Havens, James H
  • Deen, Robert C
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 39-40
• Monograph Title: Traffic control: signals and other devices
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 597
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beacons; Fatalities; Flashing beacons; Geometric design; Measures of effectiveness; Motor vehicles; Pedestrians; Physical properties; Speed; Studies; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149221
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025664
• Report/Paper Numbers: FCP 42l1024
• Contract Numbers: C-1-12
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM