Evaluation of a radar activated speed warning sign for school zone speed control.

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• Creators:
  Thompson, Bill ; Gayne, Doug ; Ranks, Tara
• Corporate Creators:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation. Transportation Research Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Speed control
  • Warning signs
  • Radar detectors
  • Speed zones
  • Elementary schools
  • Evaluation
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maine
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  During the fall of 2003, the Maine Department of Transportation tested a radar-activated speed warning ; sign at two different locations in different towns near elementary schools. The sign was manufactured by ; 3M and was loaned to MaineDOT for testing purposes. ; The sign display consisted of two parts; an LED ; speed display which was controlled by an on-board ; radar unit and controller cabinet; and a static sign ; with “Your Speed” printed on it. Existing traffic ; signs at these locations consisted of standard school ; zone signs as well as yellow beacons programmed to ; flash during morning and afternoon hours when ; school buses and pedestrians are present. The posted ; speed is 35 mph during regular hours when children ; are not arriving or departing school.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28470/dot_28470_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 329.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ece0bcbca62f784a8c0753e8482e87f6d5d0b0882e97af91a1c45b6c48cdc77f