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:
  • Speed limits
  • Traffic control devices
  • Speed zones Speed limits--Texas
  • Roads--Texas--Maintenance and repair--Safety measures
• 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-5470
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16841/dot_16841_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.62 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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