Radar Speed Signs Rally Escambia PTA
If you’ve been reading the “traffic press” lately, you’ve probably heard that many of the parents of Blue Angel Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida are pretty excited about some new radar speed...
View ArticleMany More Radar Speed Signs In Boston’s Future
Like it or not, certain locations have stereotypical reputations. New Yorkers are rude. Texans are loud. And Boston drivers….well, let’s just say you wouldn’t want your grandma to be caught driving...
View ArticleRadar Speed Signs and Flashing Beacons – A Winning Combination
Looks like we can add Spokane Valley to the list of believers. For years, the city struggled to bring down the speeds of drivers passing through the city’s various school zones. Prominently displayed...
View ArticleRadar Speed Signs And Home Prices
Do radar speed signs in your neighborhood help drive up the price of your home? Consider this. Several recent studies have directly linked home prices with a neighborhood’s “walkability” – that is,...
View ArticleOn Second Thought – Radar Speed Signs & Speed Bumps
Before they can tackle their speeding problems, it looks like the city of Belleair, Florida needs to tackle their “how do we tackle” problem. The town’s mayor and four commissioners met a few weeks...
View ArticleA Bump In the Road
Here’s a whammy out of left field. Traffic fatalities shot up 13.5 percent in the first few months of this year. That’s after a steady decline in first quarter fatalities that began in 2006 and an...
View ArticleNew Grant Money Aimed At Reducing Distracted Driving
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you have undoubtedly reviewed various discussions on what makes radar speed displays so effective. It usually comes down to their unique ability to grab...
View ArticleWhen School Zone Flashers Are A Good Thing
I was speaking to a traffic engineer for the City of Urbana Ohio earlier this month and he made a point about remote access traffic control systems that I’ve never heard before — but it seemed so...
View ArticleWant a Radar Sign? So Do Your Neighbors.
Presidential politics aside, the results from this past election cycle proved that even during hard times, the majority of American voters are in favor of road and traffic safety improvement...
View ArticleRadar Signs And Burgers
Radar signs. Speed Displays. Speedcheck signs – what ever you prefer to call them, these ubiquitous traffic monitoring and feedback devices work. Study after study has shown that radar signs are...
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