By California NMA Member Stacey Charlton In Part 1, we learned the difference between speed bumps, humps, and cushions. Overseas they are called “sleeping policemen.” There are many disadvantages to these so-called road hazards/control devices …I mean speed calming devices that are not clearly disclosed through a city’s public work’s engineering department. This series of […]
54 Blog Posts From the Traffic Calming Tag
How to Fight Speed Bumps, Humps, and Cushions Part 2
December 14, 2021 • 2 Comment • Bicyclist, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Cushions, Speed Humps, Takata Airbags, Traffic Calming
Traffic Safety is the Responsibility of All – Not Just Motorists: NMA E-Newsletter #674
December 13, 2021 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, CROSSWALK, Idaho Stop, Jaywalking, LEGISLATION, LIDAR, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, SAFETY, Speed Limits, SPEED TRAP, SPEEDING, stop signs, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as yield signs if no cars or pedestrians are present). Newsom cited safety as the primary reason for the veto: “While I share the author’s intent to increase bicyclist safety, I am […]
How to Fight Speed Bumps, Humps and Cushions Part 1
December 10, 2021 • 6 Comment • NMA, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Cushions, Speed Humps, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Calming
By California NMA Member Stacey Charlton Speed bumps, humps, and cushions are the common names for traffic calming/control devices that lie in the street in both a vertical and horizontal plane to make drivers slow down. The many disadvantages to these road hazards are not always clearly disclosed through a city’s public works, traffic engineering, […]
A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #670
November 15, 2021 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, Complete Streets, Crosswalks, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Jaywalking, NHTSA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in subsequent weeks. About 20,160 people died in traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to an early estimate released last week by the […]
Over Engineering Speed Limits
October 29, 2021 • 3 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Insurance Companies, NMA, NMSL, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Bumps, Speed Limits, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, Traffic Tickets
By an Anonymous NMA Member from Arizona The government recently lowered the speed limit on my main street from 45 to 40. I calculated that if I lived to the same age as my mother, the reduced speed limit would cost me five days of productive life. Not enough to worry about, but it’s the […]
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