Speed reduction and traffic calming
- Chicanes and throttles
- Gateways
- Kerb build outs
- Road humps and tables
- Rumble strips
- Speed cushions
Visibility at road junctions is often reduced because of the shape of the road or the presence of parked cars. Building out the kerb into the carriageway can help solve this problem.
Build outs provide protection for motorists emerging from a side road as they can safely pull further out to see and be seen. Pedestrians are similarly protected, having more space in which to stand to see and be seen. Parked cars are forced to park further from a junction or crossing point.
Kerb build outs can and have been used to reduce the road width at formal and informal pedestrian crossings.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Traffic, Transportation & Road Safety
- Telephone
- 020 8726 6000
- Fax
- 020 8760 5486
- Address
- 18th Floor
Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR0 1JT
