Traffic Safety Toolbox: Speeding Countermeasures Toolbox for Vermont

Authors

James Sullivan, University of VermontFollow
Dana Rowangould, University of VermontFollow
Erica Quallen, University of VermontFollow
Danica Dytioco, University of VermontFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Reducing vehicle speeds is an important strategy for reducing the risk and severity of collisions and ensuring the safety of drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists, especially in transition zones, where rural highways with higher posted speeds (typically 50 mph) enter a village or town center. This Traffic Safety Toolbox (“Toolbox”) of speeding countermeasures is intended for use by Vermont towns with posted speeds that are not widely adhered to by drivers, whether in a transition zone entering a village or town center (roads with speed limits of 35 mph and above and functional classifications of 3 or 4), or within the community itself (roads and streets with speed limits below 35 mph and functional classifications of 5 or higher), as illustrated below.

Recommended Citation

Sullivan,J., D. Rowangould, D. Dytioco, and E. Quallen (2023). Traffic Safety Toolbox: Speeding Countermeasures Toolbox for Vermont. Prepared by the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center for the Vermont Agency of Transportation.