Is it time for your police department to stop enforcing speed limits?
If you’re wondering if you read that title right, you did. You are about to read a list of ways that your police department can stop enforcing speed limits. Naturally, it may
seem counterintuitive to stop enforcing speed laws. Especially when people seem to keep speeding on your roads. But studies show that putting responsibility back in drivers’ hands may be more productive than you think. Plus, if there are ways to slow speeders down while freeing up your police department’s time, chances are you’d like to hear more about them.
Here are five ways that you can stop enforcing speed laws while actually creating safer streets for your residents!
1. Get drivers to slow themselves down:
Instead of policing streets and pulling speeders over, let speeders slow themselves down. Use bright radar speed signs, mounted alongside speed limit signs, to show drivers how fast they’re going. When you see what happens next, you may find yourself scratching your head. Because drivers are going to slow down.
It may seem crazy but it’s a natural response to outside stimuli that isn’t attacking or accusing. The signs simply notify drivers of their speeds, flashing or displaying a custom message to speeders. And almost every driver responds by slowing down. It’s a simple way to protect your streets and stop working so hard to enforce speed limits.
And our radar signs can be either pole mounted or used portably on speed trailers. Our speed trailers offer the option to display your signs on different streets throughout your city. They are quick and easy to deploy and offer an ideal way to slow cars in multiple locations throughout your community.
2. Mail warnings or tickets to speed violators:
Instead of spending your time actively enforcing speed limits, let your police department tackle other tasks and simply warn or penalize speeders by mail. Traffic Logix offers the only speed cameras in the world legal for use on any street anywhere.
If you’re using speed cameras in an area where automated speed enforcement is allowed by law, choose our enforcement cameras. If you’re using them on a street where remote penalties aren’t allowed, simply choose our warning cameras and send mailed warnings to speeders. Despite the lack of fines, they are surprisingly effective in slowing drivers down.
3. Find out where you really need to be:
Eradicating speed enforcement from your police department’s tasks completely is probably not realistic. But what if you could pinpoint where it’s needed most and then only do a fraction of the enforcement you’re doing now?
With SpeedTracker from Traffic Logix, you can get detailed traffic statistics and reports with a discreet device that drivers will never notice. The affordable device is yours to keep and you never have to pay a third party for the data. It can be used at multiple locations to monitor speeds and pinpoint trouble areas.
4. Install physical deterrents to speeding:
If you prefer to offer drivers no choice but to slow down, you may want to try one of our recycled rubber traffic calming devices. Designed for simple installation and endless customizations, our recycled speed humps, cushions, and curbing compel drivers to slow down by physically deterring them from speeding.
The rubber speed humps and cushions can be installed across the road width or in groups of small humps that allow emergency vehicles to pass. And our flexible rubber curbing allows you to create endless configurations including dedicated bike lanes, traffic circles, and even road narrowing. Our rubber solutions are a popular option on routes with high risk elements such as playgrounds or a proliferation of young families.
5. Have a cup of freshly brewed coffee and connect to Logix on Cloud:
With Traffic Logix signs and cameras, you don’t need to wonder if they’re doing their job. And you don’t need to drive down to each location to download data. All our devices are cloud connected so you get detailed data and reports that anyone in your police department can access from any web connected device. So go ahead and login and watch what a difference you’ve made in protecting your streets since you stopped enforcing speed limits. Let us know how it goes!
Ready to stop enforcing speed limits? Reach out and we’ll get you started with customized guidance on how to best protect your city’s roads.
