Slow Down Signs

Our range of slow-down traffic signs incorporates LED technology, accurate speed detection capabilities, and adaptable messaging to reinforce good driver behaviour, provide immediate warnings when drivers approach or exceed the speed limit, and improve compliance with site-specific safety rules around healthcare settings, educational institutions, business compounds, and public roadways.

Road signs that actively warn drivers if they are above or near the speed limit and raise awareness of potentially dangerous driving are used in countless environments. They can be strategically positioned at roadsides, junctions, traffic through routes, and entranceways where excessive speeds pose a serious risk.

Applications for Slow Down Road Signs

Some of the many clients with whom we work to install slow-down road signage include:

• Rural Councils and Villages: Particularly where major A-roads pass through residential communities, drivers are often tempted to ignore static speed limit signs, with little potential for a police speeding unit to be present. Slow-down signs can be calibrated to any speed limit, such as enforcing a 20 MPH rule.
• Schools, Colleges and Universities: Indicating a core reason for mandatory slower speeds can incentivise drivers to comply, using signage activated in real-time to warn drivers about speed limitations and the need for extra care.
• Hazard Points: Features such as weak bridges, tight turns, and narrower roads require caution, and installing traffic signage to alert drivers approaching a manoeuvre or road feature to slow down rapidly can be highly effective.

Slow-down road signs are also widely used in areas where pedestrians, public traffic, and commercial vehicles are in close proximity. Airports and loading docks are prime examples, where drivers respond well to precise warning signs and respect speed limits implemented to safeguard all site users.

Explore Our Slow Down Road Sign Products

Some of Each traffic signage model we provide is programmed and configured to your requirements. We can offer more advice and recommendations about the most suitable options on request. Below, we have summarised the key functions of some of our highest-demand slow-down signs.the many clients with whom we work to install slow-down road signage:

Mini Matrix

The Mini Matrix is ideal for site managers and safety officers who want to incorporate multiple potential messages and formats into one tactically positioned sign. It bypasses the limitations of fixed or single-function signs and ensures key warnings and alerts are located in the best spot.

Each signage board can convey numerous messages. It also has an in-built speed detection radar that can assist with average speed monitoring, tracing traffic and congestion flows, driver behaviours, and individual vehicular speeds.

A high-resolution, full-colour display and compatibility with our other signage products ensures the Mini Matrix is suited to most settings and environments, with modules that include on-demand communications and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR).

Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs)

Vehicle-activated speed indicators use in-built radar detection to accurately detect the speed of an oncoming vehicle, with sufficient time before the car reaches the slow-down warning display to calculate its speed and display the appropriate notice.

This signage model requires almost no maintenance. Its high-visibility LED output can be seen in all weather and driving conditions, and solar-powered options reduce the overheads associated with always-on speed controls.

Users can program their signage as required to display an easily understandable happy or sad face to indicate whether the driver is operating a vehicle per the legal maximum speed and show bright slow-down safety messaging when necessary.

Triangular Warning Sign

The triangular warning shape and symbol are familiar to all road users, including international drivers. They are designed for consistency and recognition to ensure drivers do not misinterpret the display’s safety and warning focus.

Another vehicle-activated signage model, triangular LED warning signs are fully enclosed as a vandalism-prevention measure and can be adapted to the nature and hazards of the upcoming roads. They include slow down, dual carriageway, crossroads, cycle routes, and road work messaging to advise drivers of a reason they must slow down immediately.

Additional data recording options are optional and can be used in higher-hazard areas or for driver enforcement action. Messaging is displayed on an alternating basis to identify the driver’s speed, calculate whether this is within the limit, and rotate to warn of the hazard they are approaching.

Key Features

• Low-maintenance, high-quality, durable slow-down road signs
• High-performance LED outputs for visibility in all conditions
• Lightweight and robust aluminium and polyethene casings for longevity
• Simple installation with features to prevent damage or tampering
• Compatibility with multiple other signage and road safety infrastructure
• Customisable outputs, messaging and speed detection functionality

Product Options 

• Simplified or multi-messaging slow-down displays adapted to the environment
• Automatic recording, vehicular speed analysis and messaging
• Solar-power connectivity in some models for remote locations
• Alternating or consistent displays based on the setting
• Multi and tri-colour signage options depending on the desired function

How Can We Help Slow Down Traffic? 

Some of the most common factors behind preventable accidents, collisions, and fatalities are driver complacency and assumptions that safety warnings, hazard signs, and speed limits do not apply or are unnecessary.

Adding context to warning signs, such as alerting drivers to a weak bridge, tight corner, or controlled-speed zone close to a work site or school, improves adherence to maximum speed limits and compliance with road safety legislation.

A report from the Transport Research Laboratory found that:

• Operational speed indication signage results in an average reduction in speed of 1.4 MPH within urban settings.
• Instances of drivers significantly exceeding the maximum speed limit ‘significantly reduce’ in almost all cases.
• Speed reductions begin 400 metres from a slow-down road sign or speed warning display.
• Removing slow-down signage that has delivered improvements leads to speed reductions reverting to normal levels within seven days.

Therefore, installing relevant, well-positioned, and always-on slow-down road signs may be one of the most effective ways to improve driver education, raise awareness of hazardous features or conditions, and reduce the potential for accidents and collisions.