Soon the campus will be slowing down and new speed reductions will be changing on the major roads of campus.
McKinley, Neely, Riverside, University and Talley avenues will all be reducing their speed limits from 30 to 20 miles per hour.
Jim Lowe, associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management says the lower speeds will help enhance a driver’s perception of the road and will help prevent accidents.
“The 10 mile per hour decrease increases your zone of vision by four times. Drivers often say, 'Well I didn’t see them.' The faster you go the more you lose track of what’s in your peripheral vision. We believe at these slower speeds will help drivers to see what is really out in front of them,” Jim said.
The new speeds will take affect in a few weeks but will be tested to see if they benefit the community or need to be increased to accommodate the traffic flow.
Read more about the speed limit change here.
This map represents the streets that will be affected by the speed limit reduction.
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