Traffic expert says signs make drivers take care
Posted Oct 21, 2011 7:48 am.
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An American traffic expert is offering some ideas on how Calgary can curb speeding, especially on neighbourhood streets.
Tom Vanderbilt says measures such as sidewalk-widening, tree-planting and removing traffic signs all help.
Vanderbilt says you can always put up “Children Playing” warnings or bring in those radar-driven signs that post your speed.
He tells The Calgary Herald they work for a while, but once signs disappear, the speeders return.
He says people tend to drive more carefully if they feel a social connection to a neighbourhood, and says wider sidewalks and trees accomplish that.
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