Rumble Strips
These normally take the form of a series of slightly raised strips of different coloured surfacing set across the width of the road.  The appearance and feel of the strips is intended to cause drivers to reduce their speed, however, due to the resultant road noise which can be experienced by nearby residents the locations where rumble strips can be effectively used are limited.  Rumble strips are not normally laid within 200 metres (300 yards) of residential properties.

Cost (£)
Approximately £3,000.

Sign Entry Treatments
Usually used on the approaches to built up areas where the speed limit signs and town/village nameplates can be incorporated to give maximum impact to approaching drivers.  The signs may be placed on high profile backing boards and when introduced with new road markings remind drivers that they are entering an area which requires ‘extra special’ attention.

Cost (£)
Approximately £5,000.

Sheltered Parking
This normally involves the introduction of footway or verge build-outs at the end of existing sections of on–street parking.  The parking would be defined by a white line or change in carriageway surface.  Whilst visually narrowing the appearance of the road, sheltered parking offers a degree of protection to parked vehicles and the build-outs can provide safer points for pedestrians to cross the road near to the parked vehicles.  

Buildouts can be difficult to achieve where there are many private driveways restricting their position.

Cost (£)
A section of sheltered parking, including bollards, signs and road markings, could cost £10,000.  

Speed Cushions
These are similar to the speed table but take the form of small plateaux with a gap between them.  Whilst they are not as effective a speed reducing device as a speed table, speed cushions allow wider vehicles to straddle them making it easier for buses and emergency service appliances to pass along a route.  Speed cushions still reduce the speed of the vast majority of traffic.

Cost (£)
A set of 2 cushions would be approximately £2,000.  However, it should be noted that such traffic calming techniques are best adopted in the form of a series where speeds are contained over a length of road rather than at a single point.