How does the City determine speed limits?
Engineers establish speed limits using:
• The road’s 85th percentile of speed (85 percent of drivers travel at this speed or lower).
• Roadway characteristics.
• Accident records.

Studies have shown that simply reducing the speed limit does not slow down traffic, since drivers behavior is based on the characteristics of the roadway.

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1. Why are "SLOW - Children at Play" signs so rare?
2. Why aren’t all crosswalks at intersections painted?
3. How does the City determine speed limits?
4. How does the City determine which intersections include stop signs?