Raised junctions

[email hidden] (lardy ninja) wrote: ( This is slightly off topic but does anyone know why when
side roads ) meet a main road, the junctions are sometimes raised to the same level ( as the
pavement? This is supposed to be a safety feature but I have no ) idea what makes it safer than a
normal junction where the road stays ( below the the pavement level. Any ideas or links to research?

The intention is apparently both the psychological effect of a gate, and the speed limiting effect
of what I am old enough to know as a sleeping policeman. The technical term for this traffic
calming is an "entry treatment", and what you have is a raised entry treatment. See "vertical
deflections" at:

roads.dft.gov.ukindex.htmOpen ↗

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Quoted message said:

This is slightly off topic but does anyone know why when side roads meet a main road, the
junctions are sometimes raised to the same level as the pavement? This is supposed to be a safety
feature but I have no idea what makes it safer than a normal junction where the road stays below
the the pavement level. Any ideas or links to research?

LN

Yes it is "safety" for when the car driver swerves to avoid that stealth cyclist he will not damage
his cars suspension on the council owned Kerb!

Ian B

(lardy ninja) said:

This is slightly off topic but does anyone know why when side roads meet a main road, the junctions
are sometimes raised to the same level as the pavement? This is supposed to be a safety feature but
I have no idea what makes it safer than a normal junction where the road stays below the the
pavement level. Any ideas or links to research?

LN

It's known as a plateau junction. The idea is that perceived priority and convenience is returned to
pedestrians. ie No bumping up and down at each junction. Safety benefit derives from the
driver/cyclist/road user feeling he/she is moving into ped territory rather than peds feeling
intimidated by having to move into car territory.