Speeds in school zones.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Project title: Comprehensive guide to traffic control near schools
• Creators:
  Fitzpatrick, Kay ; Brewer, Marcus ; Obeng-Boampong, Kwaku ; Eun Sug, Park ; Trout, Nada
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Roads--Texas--Maintenance And Repair--Safety Measures Speed Limits Speed Zones Speed Limits--Texas Traffic Control Devices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-09/0-5470-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Technical report; Sept. 2006-Aug. 2008.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  School speed zones are frequently requested traffic controls for school areas, based on the common belief
  
  that if the transportation agency would only install a reduced speed limit, then drivers would no longer
  
  speed through the area. This research project was tasked with reviewing existing practices and developing
  
  guidelines regarding the establishment of school zones. Researchers documented existing knowledge on
  
  traffic control devices in school zones using a review of previous research that examined effectiveness of
  
  devices, a survey of practitioners on signing and marking, a review of state and city school zone guidelines
  
  and warrants, and a telephone survey of law enforcement officers. Researchers also collected field data at
  
  24 school zones across Texas and analyzed the data for findings on speed-distance relationships, speed-time
  
  relationships, influences of various site characteristics on speeds, and special characteristics of school zones
  
  with buffer zones. The findings from these analyses were used in developing suggested guidelines for
  
  traffic control devices, including school speed zones, near schools in Texas. The Guidelines are designed to
  
  serve as a supplement to the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the manual on
  
  Procedures for Establishing Speed Zones. They are included in this report as Appendix A. Major topics in
  
  the Guidelines include: definitions, school location, school speed zone characteristics, pavement markings,
  
  crosswalks, school entrances, and conditions for removing a school speed zone.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-5470
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:db9d5e1c77e2e1499d949073e813e51ec244d8da3115ed04dba9d7f6c0537965c05de8e7570efba2a5a44f775983937475ed4a2211752c4fb82ba1eca679c2bd
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16841/dot_16841_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.62 MB ]