Improving safety of student crossing by implementing traffic calming (Case Study: Babol)

In the study, the safety of students passing through the street by the slowdown of vehicles was examined. To this end, two plans were introduced as traffic tools near a school in Babol, Mazandaran province. The studies of before and after the speeds showed that the implementation of the cross-passage of pedestrians on the route (the first plan) resulted in a mean average speed of all vehicles of 3.66 mph, while the average speed reduction for the second plan "The school text" on the pavement (reported at a rate of 5.26 km / h). The rate of 85% reduction in all vehicles with the implementation of the first plan was 3.36 km / h, but the reduction of 6.86 km / h for the 85% speed of vehicles after the implementation of the second plan indicated the greater impact of the implementation of this plan. Also, the speed reduction rates differed from one gender to another. For male drivers, the average speed reduction after the first and second plans was respectively 3.97 and 5.27 km / h, respectively, while these figures were reported to be 3.78 and 6.21 km/ h for female drivers.