noun phrase · neutral
traffic calming measures
UK/ˈtræf.ɪk ˈkɑː.mɪŋ ˈmeʒ.əz/US/ˈtræf.ɪk ˈkɑːmɪŋ ˈmeʒərz/TRAF·fic CALM·ing MEA·sures
Physical or regulatory actions to slow traffic and improve safety on streets, e.g. speed bumps.
Examples
“The council installed traffic calming measures outside the school.”
“Traffic calming measures often include narrower lanes and raised crossings.”
“Residents welcomed the traffic calming measures because accidents decreased.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local authorities have implemented traffic calming measures to make residential streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists.”
Collocations
- introduce traffic calming measures
- install traffic calming measures
Word family
Common mistakes
traffic calming measurement→traffic calming measures
calming traffic→traffic calming
Say it for a higher band
5speed bumps→6traffic calming schemes→7+traffic calming measures
Synonyms
speed-reduction measures
Easily confused
traffic management
“The council installed traffic calming measures on the residential street.”
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