Traffic calming sought outside Westchester Elementary School

By Larry Perl, Baltimore Sun

...Vahlsing, who estimated that motorists often exceed the 25 mph speed limit on Old Frederick Road.

"There's no reduce speed signs, no flashing lights," Vahlsing said. "There's not even a crosswalk there, nothing to suggest to a driver passing by the school that there's a reason to slow down."

Vahlsing has also complained persistently to County Councilman Tom Quirk, whose 1st District includes the Catonsville area.

"My goal is not to be snarky or confrontational, but when it comes to public safety, moreover the safety of grandparents and children, I am not one to stand still and hope things get done," he said in an Oct. 2 email to Quirk's aide, Catherine Engers.

Quirk said he has scheduled a meeting with Vahlsing and county transportation engineers and public works officials to discuss possible solutions, including traffic-calming measures on Old Frederick Road at Devere Lane.
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Vahlsing said he would like to see speed humps, but Engers told Vahlsing in a Sept. 13 email that Old Frederick Road is designated as a collector road and isn't eligible for speed humps.
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B' Spokes: There is something wrong if non-arterial roads in front of schools cannot get effective traffic calming measures. More to the point, speed humps and speed tables are often confused in the vernacular and a speed table would be appropriate here and more effective then other traffic calming measures IMHO.
Speed Table: <a href="http://trafficcalming.org/measures/speed-tables/">http://trafficcalming.org/measures/speed-tables/</a>;
Chokers (a typical type of traffic calming): <a href="http://trafficcalming.org/measures/chokers/">http://trafficcalming.org/measures/chokers/</a>;