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:
  • Speed zones
  • Speed limits
  • Speed signs
  • Schools
  • Law enforcement
  • Behavior
  • Drivers
  • 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  State Study 253
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27029/dot_27029_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c33d2a3a78b438b431972f1fecf6cb9bc07ea87be16add06190179176750f0a0