Safety Issues

Primary Causes: Traffic Speeds (too fast or too slow)

Safety can be impacted en-route to, or within a Federal land due to motorist traveling too fast, or too slow. Image 1 shows an example of portable speed message sign, and Image 2 shows a speed sign that provides a minimum, as well as a maximum speed.

The possible solutions to address traffic speeds includes modifying the infrastructure (road/intersections), using ITS to show motorists their speeds, using policies to increase enforcement of speed limits, or using an educational campaign to increase the focus on speed limits.

Infrastructure

• Climbing/Passing Lanes
• Geometric Alterations and Considerations
Improved Traffic Control Devices
• Intersection Improvements
• Pavement Striping Techniques
• Pullouts
• Reversible Lanes
• Traffic Calming
• Transit/High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

• Portable Speed Monitoring Systems (PSMS)
• Variable Speed Display Signs (VSDS)

Policy

• Alternate Route Regulations/Incentives
• Educational Campaigns
• Improved Speed Policies
• Law/Speed Enforcement Techniques
• Media Policies
• Traffic Calming
• Traffic Monitoring
• Turn Restrictions

back to Challenges-Solutions Matrix