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Traffic calming can affect non-motorized users, defined as bicyclists and pedestrians. The following sections discuss these qualitative and quantitative effects. An understanding of how a traffic...
Traffic calming measures affect motorist behavior. The effects may be different for a personal passenger vehicle than for a non-personal passenger vehicle. The implications of the effects certainly differ between a personal...
A traffic calming measure can cause a reduction in average vehicle speed or in the range of speeds observed (i.e., eliminate or reduce very high vehicle speeds). The speed reduction could result in...
The Traffic Calming ePrimer is a free, online resource openly available for public use. The ePrimer presents a thorough review of current traffic calming practice and contains the information needed to understand this complex field. The ePrimer is presented in eight distinct modules developed to...
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Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Research and Development
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Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Programs
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