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WATCH FOR CHILDREN <br /> <br />CHAPTER. <br /> <br />A variety of signs exist to try and warn of the <br />presence of children, '5Starch for Children," <br />"Slow, Children at Play," etc. The request for <br />these signs generally stem from parents' con- <br />cern for the/r children's safety in the streets <br />near their home. Unfork.mately, the request for <br />ti'ds type of signage is based on a widespread <br />but false belief that traffic signs provide protec- <br />tion. <br /> <br /> Effects <br />Vobxmes. No effect <br /> <br />Speed. Little or no effect. <br /> <br />..TTaffic Noise, AXr QuaLity a.nd Energy Con- <br />:s~mpfSon.' Little or no effect. <br /> <br />Tra.f:fic Safety. Little or no effect. <br /> <br />CHILDREN <br />PLAYtNG~ <br /> <br />Neighborhood Traffic Control <br /> <br />January ~994 <br /> <br />Cost <br /> <br /> Minimal for one installation. May become. <br /> significant if installed at a large number ol <br /> locations. <br /> Additional Considerations ! <br />There is no indication that signs of t_Ns type <br />achieve the desired safety benefib. Since~ <br />children live in virtually every neighborhood, <br /> · <br /> signs would have to be posted in ali blocks, or · <br />drivers might assume that no children live <br /> ! <br />where the signs are not posted. <br />Signs of this type might indicate that the street ~ <br />is an acceptable place to play. <br />There is no evidence or documentation that ~ <br />t/ds t'p'pe of signing has any legal consequence. <br /> ! <br /> <br />t:7.;,':':' .,5: <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />