Severe Weather Preparedness & Recovery During COVID-19

Severe Weather Preparedness and Recovery During COVID-19 - Convergence of Climate-Health-Vulnerabilities

This post is part of a series on the convergence of COVID-19 and weather/climate. Each post covers only part of the complex, evolving situation we all are trying to prepare for, respond to, and learn from. Therefore, any recommendations should be considered within your individual geographic, economic, and social context.

East Camden Traffic Compliance & Risk Report (Month of March 2020)

As part of a March 01 - 29, 2020 FHA village speed study, and at the invitation of Camden Rark, Inc (HOA), the FHA's speed monitor was stationed on East Camden along the edge of Camden Park at a location just past Madison and almost across from McDowell.

During those 29 days, the monitor collected an array of traffic data, which is documented in the embedded graphic below, which was taken from the summary table for the Compliance & Risk Report and which is briefly described in the paragraphs below

Main Conclusion: the highest vehicle speed recorded by the 9,063 vehicles that passed the monitor over those 29 days (March 01 - 29) was 40 mph (one vehicle) on March 29th. 

The data displayed in the table below can be summarized as follows:

68% (6,152 vehicles) were in compliance with the 25 mph speed limit (7 mph - 25 mph); 32% (2,859 vehicles) were in the low-risk range (26 - 35 mph); 0.06% (52 vehicles) were in the Medium-Rish category (35 - 44 mph); 0% were in the High-Risk category (45+ mph). The average speed was 26 mph. 85th percentile* speed was also 30 mph.

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*Note that the 85th percentile speed is a term used by traffic engineers to define the speed that 85 percent of drivers will drive at or below under free-flowing conditions. Most people don't drive according to the posted speed limit, but instead account for the visual aspects of the road and a 'feel' for the road.