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Speed Limit Sign <br />~e~:rithaP~id;~e the legal dr/ving speed under SPEED <br />normal conditions LIMIT <br /> <br />Application: <br /> · Streets where speeding is a problem <br /> <br />Advantages: · Provides clear definition of legal speed limit <br /> · Provides context for enforcement efforts <br /> · Provides goal for traffic calming efforts <br /> <br />Disadvantages: · Typically not effective in and of themselves <br /> · Not self enforcing <br /> <br /> · Requires on-going police enforcement <br /> <br /> · Unrealistically low speed limits are difficult to enforce and tend to be disregarded <br /> · More visual pollution from signs in the neighborhood <br /> <br /> Special Considerations: <br /> · Speed limits set by an engineering analysis tend to be higher than limits set by political pressures <br /> <br /> Cost: · Low; inexpensive to install <br /> <br /> · High; expensive to enforce <br /> <br /> <br />