School Zone Safety

“During pick-up and drop-off times, 20% of the cars were speeding with some going as fast as 35 mph. After installing Radarsign’s driver feedback sign, only 8.5% are speeding, a 57% reduction!”– Ron Lattanze, Parent/Traffic Committee, The Raleigh School – Raleigh (NC)

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School Zone Safety

Residents were sick and tired of their streets being treated like speedways. With drivers often ignoring even crossing guards, city officials began looking for solutions. They asked Radarsign to conduct a test. First measure the speeding problem, then do something about it. And we did.

Watch below to see just how dramatically speeds were reduced after the signs were turned on.

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Pedestrian safety is a top priority in school zones and on school campuses everywhere. With 20% of the 55 million school children walking or biking to school, reducing driver speed in school zones is more critical than ever.

While there are many causes for traffic accidents, driver speed is cited as the root source of 33% of all traffic fatalities.

  • A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 40 mph has an 85 percent chance of being killed. At 30 mph, those odds decrease to 55 percent. By contrast, the chance of a pedestrian being killed if hit by a car moving at 20 mph is only 15 percent.*
  • A vehicle traveling 40 mph will still be going 36 mph when it hits a person who suddenly appears in the street 100 feet ahead of it; however the average driver going 25 mph would be able to come to a full stop within 100 feet. *
  • A driver sending or receiving a text message spends 4.6 seconds with their eyes off the road. In that time, a driver would travel 150 feet at 22 mph, 200 feet at 30 mph and 250 feet at 37 mph. **

 


Is Your School Zone Safe?

As America’s School Zone Safety Partner, Radarsign has published a best practices and step-by-step evaluation checklist so you can determine how safe your school zone is.

Click here to download a copy


Funding Options

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Grant funding is available for roadway safety measures which include traffic calming devices such as a radar speed sign.

Other options include:

  • PTA fundraising project
  • Donations from local “big box” retailers who want to be good corporate citizens
  • Donations from concerned local civic groups

Radarsign offers two flashing beacon options that provide traffic calming in school zones. Compare them to see which works best for your traffic calming needs.