Here are some photos of speed tables, pedestrian
refuge islands and roundabouts (traffic circles)
designed to enhance pedestrian safety and deter speeding.
These features could be used along Westlake Drive by Montgomery Mall to
reduce the very high rate of pedestrian fatalities there
(4% of all countywide fatalities since 2000).
Speed tables (basically wide speed bumps) can be combined
with crosswalks, pedestrian islands, lane shifts and other features.
For more information contact me, Jack Cochrane (Wildwood Hills Citizens Association)
at 301-767-5998 or via email at:
Speed table 4-way intersection
Speed table crosswalk with median refuge island
Midblock speed table crosswalk with island
Speed table crosswalk with posts
Pedestrians can be given orange flags for visibility
Another speed table crosswalk with island
Another example
Simple median island
Speed table at 3-way-intersection
Street that has it all: intersection speed table, roundabouts, crosswalks, retail shopping
Speed table crosswalk on a smaller street
Speed table crosswalk on urban street
Minimal pedestrian island
Multi-lane roundabout with lane shifts for traffic calming
Approach to roundabout with crosswalk
Small roundabout with pedestrian island
Another small roundabout
...and another
Shopping center roundabout
Photos courtesy www.pedbikeimages.com. Photographers: Dan Burden, ITE Pedestrian Bicycle Council, Portland Office of Transportation, Michael King.
Chicanes with bike lanes