TRAFFIC CALMING EXPERIENCE IN THE UK

Traffic calming is the ideal concept to cut speed and save lives. In the United Kingdom, it is used to improve the safety standards of residential areas, town centers and rural areas, particularly where traffic and speed have proved hazardous, and is an important factor in the changing of speeding behavior for the benefit of pedestrians and drivers alike. With the continuing development of traffic schemes, different techniques have been employed to reach diverse objectives. Numerous measures exist, such as speed bumps, chicanes, cycle and bus lanes, speed tables, gateways, junctions, rumble strips, and narrowings, to send visual and sensory warning to the drivers. Factors linked to public acceptance influence the success or the failure of the scheme. As a result, it is vital that the inconveniences as well as the advantages are adequately analyzed and passed on to the residents, drivers, emergency services and other parties.