Research Article | OPEN ACCESS
The Effect of Speed Camera Warning Sign on Vehicle Speed in School Zones
M.M. Rohani, B.D. Daniel, M.Y. Aman, J. Prasetijo and A.A. Mustafa
Smart Driving Research Center (SDRC), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2014 23:2315-2319
Received: September 18, 2014 | Accepted: October 12, 2014 | Published: December 20, 2014
Abstract
Driving too fast is one of the most prevalent factors that contribute to traffic crashes. In school zones, staying alert and obeying the posted speed limit especially during the school period are imperative for public safety, particularly involving children. Encouraging motorists to travel at safe speeds through the installation of yellow transverse bars at Seri Sabak Uni School and Pintas Puding School was found to be ineffective. Drivers were observed to have violated the 30 km/h speed limit and more seriously, driven over the speed limits of adjoining roads. Consequently, speed camera warning signs were erected as a pre-emptive measure to curtail speeding problems in the school zones. From impact studies carried out to measure the effectiveness of these signs, it was found that the speed camera warning signs were also not able to change driver behavior.
Keywords:
School zones, speed, speed camera sign,
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Competing interests
The authors have no competing interests.
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