Intelligent Traffic Calming System

Road traffic accidents caused by over speeding and unsafe pedestrian crossings continue to be a major public safety issue worldwide. Conventional traffic calming measures such as fixed speed breakers and static traffic signals are limited in adaptability and often create unnecessary inconvenience for vehicles operating within legal speed limits. Moreover, several accident-prone zones lack proper speed monitoring infrastructure due to cost and feasibility constraints. This paper presents the design and development of an Intelligent Traffic Calming System (ITCS) using dual infrared (IR) sensors for real-time vehicle speed detection. The system calculates vehicle speed based on the time difference between sensor activations and triggers traffic calming mechanisms only when unsafe conditions are detected. Like vehicle breaking the speed limit then speed breaker will pop up and when someone crosses the road in low visibility accident prone areas dur to crossing ,sudden coming in vehicle driving then the led strip lights will give alert to the coming vehicle driver that someone is there saving the accident of pedestrian, animal and driver in low visibility. Additionally, pedestrian presence is prioritized through override logic to enhance crossing safety. The proposed prototype demonstrates cost-effectiveness, adaptability, scalability, and suitability for future integration with advanced sensing technologies.