Text file: 5134.txt
author: "znal\u010Dek"
downvotes: 7
end consideration date: 2013-11-20
id: '5134'
number comments: 8
number views: 4039
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: 'Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning

  According to the Road Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No 109/10
  and 48/12), the road operator is responsible for the safe and smooth flow of traffic.
  The road operator ensures the safety of road users, inter alia, by means of traffic
  calming devices and measures. The installation of traffic calming devices or measures
  is regulated by law, namely by Article 21 of the Road Act as well as by the technical
  specification TSC 03.800:2009 Traffic calming devices and measures.

  Traffic calming devices are physical, lighting or other devices and barriers which
  physically prevent road users from driving at a speed higher than that prescribed
  by a traffic rule or ordered by a traffic sign, or warn them of a speed limit on
  a dangerous section of road. Traffic calming devices and measures may only be implemented
  on sections of roads through settlements where the desired speed of vehicles cannot
  be ensured by solutions and measures in accordance with the road design regulations.
  Obstacles must be marked with the prescribed traffic signs (vertical and horizontal).
  The installation of traffic calming devices or measures is mandatory in front of
  educational establishments and other facilities where the specific population structure
  of the users requires a reduction of the speed limit in the settlement.

  As can be seen from the above, the erection of physical barriers on the carriageway
  of a road is duly regulated by law, in particular for the reason that road operators
  should not erect speed barriers which could constitute a danger to road users. Therefore,
  the above-mentioned technical specification prescribes the methods of construction
  as well as the dimensions of each speed barrier, which depend on the method of construction
  (trapezoidal, sinusoidal, trapezoidal platform). We are aware of the fact that in
  practice there are cases where the design of a speed barrier does not comply with
  the above-mentioned regulations, and in such cases it is necessary to draw the attention
  of the road operator to the disputed installation, and if the road operator fails
  or refuses to act, to report the matter to the competent inspection body, namely,
  in the case of municipal roads, to the municipal inspection body responsible for
  roads, and in the case of national roads, to the Inspectorate of Transport, Energy
  and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia.

  In view of the above, we consider that the proposal to prohibit the erection of
  speed bumps is unacceptable from a traffic safety point of view, since this traffic
  calming measure is to be applied as a last resort, i.e. in cases where other measures
  (increased traffic control, speed measurements by radar, speed limits by traffic
  signs, etc.) cannot achieve the desired effect, which is manifested in compliance
  with the maximum speed of vehicles as laid down by the law or as limited by a traffic
  sign. This is a measure that effectively ensures the safety of all road users, especially
  the most vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, disabled people, cyclists,
  etc.'
response date: 2013-12-04
response due date: null
sent date: 2013-10-22
title: banning speed bumps and replacing them with fixed speed cameras
upvotes: 17
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/5134
