UK research found that cutting speed limits on urban roads does not significantly improve safety. The likely reason—motorists will drive the speed limit they feel most comfortable with based on road design, weather conditions, and traffic. Belfast officials changed the speed limits to 20 mph on 76 roads in 2016. Researchers analyzed data from before […]
9 Blog Posts From the Speed Humps Tag
Community Speed Watch: Is it Snitching or Driver Education?
December 9, 2022 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, license plate readers, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Humps, Speed Limits, SPEEDING, Traffic Calming, TRAFFIC CAMERA
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #713 in September 2022. If you like to subscribe to the NMA one topic motorist issue newsletter, click here. Green Bay, Wisconsin Police Department recently announced that it has partnered with the Green Bay Neighborhood Associations to start a ‘Community Speed Watch.’ […]
Community Speed Watch: Is it Snitching or Driver Education Part 2—Readers Respond: NMA E-Newsletter #715
September 26, 2022 • 0 Comments • LETTER WRITING, Road Rage, SAFETY, Speed Humps, SPEED LIMIT, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
We had varied responses to the September 11th NMA E-Newsletter #713 on the new community speed watch program (Read Here), in Green Bay, WI. We appreciate any comments that are sent to the NMA and please feel free to email us anytime at nma@motorists.org. ___________ Community snitching is a slippery slope to something that starts […]
Community Speed Watch: Is it Snitching or Driver Education? NMA E-Newsletter #713
September 12, 2022 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, license plate readers, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Speed Humps, Speed Limits, SPEEDING, Traffic Calming, TRAFFIC CAMERA
Green Bay, Wisconsin Police Department recently announced that it has partnered with the Green Bay Neighborhood Associations to start a ‘Community Speed Watch.’ The department hopes that the program will bring more awareness to speeding. Lt. Nate Allen added, “One of our number one complaints in the city of Green Bay is traffic and the way people […]
Motor City should be Renamed Speed Hump City
The city of Detroit recently identified more than 2,000 new speed hump locations. The plan is to install 3,000 of the traffic obstacles by the end of 2022. That is in addition to the 5,500 humps added throughout the city in 2021. When this street obstacle program started as part of Detroit’s Complete Streets program, the […]
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