Rear-Facing School Speed Limit Beacons Academic Article

abstract

• Driver compliance with school speed zones may be lower when a stop sign or traffic signal is located within the zone because drivers may forget the lowered speed limit when they accelerate from a stop at an intersection. The use of a rear-facing beacon was evaluated at four sites. The rear-facing beacon improved compliance, with a reduction of about 10 percent in the number of vehicles exceeding the school speed limit.

authors

• Hawkins, H Gene

published proceedings

• ITE JOURNAL-INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS

author list (cited authors)

• Hawkins, H.

publication date

• January 2007

published in

• n0162-8178ISSN  Journal

start page

• 18

end page

• 23

volume

• 77

issue

• 6