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traffic calming

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traffic calming
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) the use of a series of devices, such as bends and humps in the road, to slow down traffic, esp in residential areas
traffic calming - The deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas, with speed bumps or other obstructions.
See also related terms for traffic.
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Byline: Cllr Steve Radford and Dennis Gaskell IN THE interests of safety, can we alert drivers and pedestrians alike that the installation of the Traffic Calming measures for Central Tuebrook and Larkhill has now started.
Letter: Slow down by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
TRAFFIC calming and pedestrian crossings are to be installed near three schools to make it safer for children.
Solihull News: Safer streets for children; LYNDON by Birmingham Mail (England)
Of course, the tractor plant no longer exists, therefore, the traffic calming could be done away with, because this road hardly takes any traffic at any time of day now.
Letter: Your Say - Humps upset traffic balance by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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