Driver speed limit compliance in school zones : assessing the impact of sign saturation.

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• Creators:
  Strawderman, Lesley ; Zhang, Li
• Corporate Creators:
  Mississippi State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Behavior Drivers Law Enforcement Schools Speed Limits Speed Signs Speed Zones Traffic Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/MS-DOT-RD-13-253
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Mississippi
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mississippi. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  School zones are often viewed as an effective way to reduce driving speeds and thereby improve
  
  safety near our nation’s schools. The effect of school zones on reducing driving speeds, however, is
  
  minimal at best. Studies have shown that over 90% of drivers exceed speed limits posted in school
  
  zones (Trinkaus, 1996; Trinkaus, 1998). Many drivers report that their lack of speed reduction was
  
  based on the fact that they were unaware that they were in a school zone (Ash, 2006).
  
  Researchers have investigated methods used to increase driver compliance for some time (McCoy,
  
  Mohaddes, & Haden, 1981). Based on the results of empirical studies, effective methods include
  
  increased enforcement (Dumbaugh & Frank, 2007), appropriate speed zone settings (Day, 2007;
  
  McCoy & Heimann, 1990), visual placement of school buildings and play equipment (Clifton &
  
  Kreamer-Fults, 2007), and speed monitoring devices (Ash, 2006; Lee et. al., 2006). In a recent study,
  
  Kattan, et al., (2011) found that in the situation when there is 2-lane roads, roads with fencing, traffic
  
  control devices and the presence of speed display device or children, and zones that were longer,
  
  drivers’ mean speed was lower and the rate of compliance was higher.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  State Study 253
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c33d2a3a78b438b431972f1fecf6cb9bc07ea87be16add06190179176750f0a0
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27029/dot_27029_DS1.pdf
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