If you’ve been reading the “traffic press” lately, you’ve probably heard that many of the parents of Blue Angel Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida are pretty excited about some new radar speed signs installed around their elementary school. The displays are two of six SpeedCheck signs that have recently been installed in the surrounding Escambia [...]

  The city of Seattle has been using radar speed signs for years. And while I haven’t spoken yet to anyone at SDOT, I presume they – like a growing number of cities across the country – find these displays particularly effective at slowing cars. According to a recent SDOT blog post, the city has [...]

  Looks like the drivers in France have had it. They’ve called for a day of country-wide  gridlock. Set for June 2, the protest is in response to the government’s recent decision to “hide” the thousands of speed cameras set up along the roads and highways throughout the country. But it’s not that French citizenry are against safe driving, [...]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that road fatalities in 2010 were the lowest they’ve been since 1949.  That’s quite awhile ago. In 1949, a new VW bug cost about $900. There were only two of them sold in the U.S.  Gas cost 26 cents a gallon and the Hokey Pokey was a radio [...]

  The purpose of this blog is to share the latest information and thoughts about traffic calming and safety technology and we’ve had some great discussions on various related topics.  So is it ok to get excited about our own products when they do really well in the marketplace? I can’t help it. Information Display Company [...]

The data is in and the results are clear. Radar speed signs work in work zones. The same electronic displays that have been used effectively to slow cars in school zones and around neighborhood streets can have a dramatic impact on worker safety in work zone applications as well. In a 2008 study conducted by [...]

  As we begin the new year, we can add Kansas to the list of 30 states that now ban text messaging while driving. This ban, along with a variety of other new driver safety regulations being adopted across the country, reflect a growing concern over the effect that driver distractions are having in causing [...]

  Happy New Year and welcome to 2011. It’s a new day. And for the world of traffic-calming radar speed signs, the new year is starting off with quite a stir. The folks at Information Display Company just introduced a new MUTCD- and NHTSA-compliant speed trailer that is creating a real buzz throughout the industry. [...]

  In cities across the country, getting local governments to respond to traffic-calming issues can be difficult even during the best of times. It becomes even more difficult when times are tough and municipal funds are short. There is hope however. Neighborhood groups and private citizens from San Jose, California to Brooklyn, New York are [...]

  We know they work. Over the past dozen years or so, a variety of studies have shown that radar speed signs are effective at slowing cars. In some of these studies, they rank the highest among traffic-calming strategies being tested – better than rumble strips, flashing lights and even speed bumps. Even more impressive [...]