Speed Limit and Speed Management Practices in Washington State Survey

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* 1. Check the agency type that applies to your current work situation

Town (less than 1,500 people)

Small City (less than 10,000 people)

City – all other classifications

County

Tribal

State

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* 2. About how many times have you been involved in setting a speed limit for the first time on a new road or adjusting an existing speed limit?

More than 50 times

20-50 times

Fewer than 20 times

Never

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* 3. What triggers you/your agency to re-evaluate or change a speed limit? (choose all that apply)

Construction projects

Corridor or large segment improvements

Land use changes

Public requests

Elected official requests

Environmental concerns (such as reduction in emissions)

Programmatic schedule for speed limit consideration

Crash history

Changes in local ordinance or state law

Other

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* 4. What factors do you consider when evaluating or changing a speed limit (up or down)?

	Always	Sometimes	Never
Pace speed	Pace speed Always	Pace speed Sometimes	Pace speed Never
Multimodal level of service	Multimodal level of service Always	Multimodal level of service Sometimes	Multimodal level of service Never
Population types (children, seniors, low income, people with disabilities) expected to use the road	Population types (children, seniors, low income, people with disabilities) expected to use the road Always	Population types (children, seniors, low income, people with disabilities) expected to use the road Sometimes	Population types (children, seniors, low income, people with disabilities) expected to use the road Never
Pedestrian or bicyclist activity	Pedestrian or bicyclist activity Always	Pedestrian or bicyclist activity Sometimes	Pedestrian or bicyclist activity Never
Parking practices	Parking practices Always	Parking practices Sometimes	Parking practices Never
Road characteristics (shoulder, grade, alignment, sight distance, etc)	Road characteristics (shoulder, grade, alignment, sight distance, etc) Always	Road characteristics (shoulder, grade, alignment, sight distance, etc) Sometimes	Road characteristics (shoulder, grade, alignment, sight distance, etc) Never
An expert system (such as US Limits)	An expert system (such as US Limits) Always	An expert system (such as US Limits) Sometimes	An expert system (such as US Limits) Never
Your agency’s Standard Operating Procedures	Your agency’s Standard Operating Procedures Always	Your agency’s Standard Operating Procedures Sometimes	Your agency’s Standard Operating Procedures Never
Other	Other Always	Other Sometimes	Other Never
85th Percentile Speed	85th Percentile Speed Always	85th Percentile Speed Sometimes	85th Percentile Speed Never
Effect on driver travel times	Effect on driver travel times Always	Effect on driver travel times Sometimes	Effect on driver travel times Never
Roadside development and environment (access spacing, type of development, etc)	Roadside development and environment (access spacing, type of development, etc) Always	Roadside development and environment (access spacing, type of development, etc) Sometimes	Roadside development and environment (access spacing, type of development, etc) Never
Route development plans or comprehensive plans	Route development plans or comprehensive plans Always	Route development plans or comprehensive plans Sometimes	Route development plans or comprehensive plans Never
Crash history	Crash history Always	Crash history Sometimes	Crash history Never

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* 5. Who has the authority to approve speed limit revisions in your jurisdiction’s right of way?

City Council/County Council

Other elected official(s)

State Traffic Engineer

City or County Public Works Director or County Engineer

Other

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* 6. When a speed limit is changed (up or down) how often does your agency also implement speed management measures and devices such as signal timing, narrowing travel lanes, installation of guardrails, median barriers, roundabouts, curb extensions, adding shoulder width, adding bike lanes, speed feedback signs, traffic safety cameras etc.?

All the time

Most of the time

Sometimes

Never

Not sure

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* 7. Do you use 85th percentile speed to determine if you have reached the operating speed you are trying to achieve?

Yes

Not sure

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* 8. Does your agency have a funding mechanism or program for the implementation of speed management strategies, including devices, when it’s determined a speed limit should be lowered, but operating speeds are in excess of the desired posted speed?

Yes

Not sure

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* 9. In the majority of the situations where you might use speed management measures and devices (such as signal timing, narrowing travel lanes, roundabouts, etc.) how confident are you that they would result in a desired operational speed?

Extremely confident

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not so confident

Not at all confident

Not sure

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* 10. How likely are you to consider changing your practice around road design, traffic operations and setting speed limites to get to operating speeds that would minimize injury severity?

Not at all likely to change practice

Probably no likely to change

Somewhat likely to change

Very likely to change

Not sure

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* 11. What factors influence your professional practice around road design, traffic operations, and setting speed limits as it applies to reducing injury severity in crashes? (choose all that apply)

Design guidance

Standards

Research results

Examples where the approach is tried and is successful

Policies

Political will and public support

Training

Nothing

Other

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* 12. Have you established a 20mph speed limit on non-collector streets in residential or neighborhood business districts per RCW 46.61.415 (3)(a)?

Yes

Not sure

Does not apply

If not, why not (please specify)

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* 13. If minimizing injury severity were the only thing you had to consider, what target speed would you establish for the following facility types/land use context?

Rural

Suburban corridor

Suburban center (mix of businesses and residential)

Suburban neighborhood (higher residential density)

Town/village center

Town/village neighborhood

Urban core

Limited access