vision2020@moscow.com: Re: street calming

Re: street calming

Diane Prorak (prorak@uidaho.edu)
Mon, 19 May 1997 13:57:57 -0700 (PDT)

But I would argue that parking on both sides of the street is more
dangerous to bicyclists and pedestrians than other methods of calming.
Children may dart out from behind a car and car doors may open into a
bicyclist. While parking on both sides may serve as a traffic
calming device, it is not one I would recommend implementing when
designing a street with traffic calming in mind.

Diane Prorak

On Fri, 16 May 1997, John Danahy wrote:

> Tom, I believe the term is "sleeping policeman" not dead policeman. Either
> way I feel that speed bumps cannot contribute to the calming effect
> wanted. They're more like controling than calming. I see calming as
> moderately slowing speeds, not drastically altering driving. For example,
> I think the calming effect of having parking on both sides of First street
> neer Russel School is great. The street quickly and alternately becomes
> single lane. Thus drivers must be prepared to slow and give way.
>
>
> John Danahy
> jdanahy@turbonet.com
>


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