How should you drive in areas with traffic-calming measures?
Traffic calming measures are being implemented all over the country. When on the road, you need to be aware of how to deal with areas with traffic calming measures.
You need to drive at a reduced speed in areas with traffic-calming measures. Road humps, chicanes and narrowings are all traffic-calming measures to slow vehicles down and protect the vulnerable. Don’t accelerate until you exit the traffic calming area.
According to the highway code, when driving, you should exercise particular caution near road humps, narrowings, and other traffic calming elements.
What’s the most effective traffic calming measures?
The most effective traffic calming is vertical adjustments in the road – such as road humps, plateaus and cushions. Most schemes do not use vertical adjustments, therefore large decreases in vehicle speeds are harder to achieve.
