Protecting your Community: Tools for Safer Streets

Your community is more than a place to live. It’s a haven for people who want a quiet place to relax and unwind away from the bustle of their daily lives. And that’s why so many private communities put an emphasis on amenities like beautiful swimming oases, tranquil walking trails, and fitness options like tennis courts and golf courses. But when speeding cars and squealing breaks become commonplace, the tranquility of your community is lost to anxiety and worry.

Returning Safety to Community Streets

Private communities across the country, recognizing the blight that speeders place on the tranquil life they promise, are taking action. For some that means educational campaigns about the dangers of speeding, for others it means physical speed deterrents like speed humps, interactive methods like radar signs, or punitive action like automated speed enforcement. For many, it’s a combination of these, creating a multi-layered plan that addresses the many different aspects of road safety concerns.

Finding a Safety Solution That Works

At Traffic Logix, we offer all of these to communities looking to slow speeders, protect pedestrians and other drivers, and create safer streets. We encourage our customers to consider multi-layered options, rather than relying on one type of product to solve all their safety challenges.

For our HOA customers, we’ve found that automated speed enforcement is particularly transformative. For some, it has lead to a staggering 91% reduction in speeding vehicles. And for others, it means finding a solution to a persistent problem that seemed impossible to solve. And for many it has simply meant that the tranquil lifestyle promised in their brochures is once again a reality.

In response to the success we’ve seen in private communities that use our speed cameras, we’ve involved community stakeholders to help redesign our cameras. We now offer speed cameras that were specifically created for use on, and in response to the challenges of, HOA roads.

Why Speed Cameras?

While all of our traffic calming techniques can be effective in slowing speeders, speed cameras are particularly efficient in private communities. Oftentimes, the people speeding and threatening the safety of local residents are residents themselves. Faced with the evidence of their violations, residents often feel contrite and are willing and eager to put in the effort to drive more safely. In private communities with limited populations, drivers are particularly aware that the people they’re putting at risk could be their own family and friends.

Our private community speed cameras offer you the option to warn or penalize drivers. And any mailings generated by the system can be branded with your community’s logo and branding.

Legal Ramifications

Some HOAs worry about whether speed cameras are legal for use without police approval. However, private roads are not subject to local laws regarding speed camera use. Automated speed enforcement can therefore be used at the HOA’s discretion and does not need to be reviewed or approved by your local police force.

Community Acceptance

In a culture where resident approval and acceptance is key to successful management, some HOAs worry about whether their residents will resent the use of automated enforcement that tracks their speeds. However, complaints about speeding are common in HOAs and residents are often eager to be part of a plan for safer streets. Involving residents and encouraging their attendance and participation in planning a system for safer streets creates buy-in that ensures that not only are your streets safer for everyone, but your residents are happy with the results.

You want to provide your residents with a safe, tranquil setting to live and play. Traffic Logix has the tools you need to make your vision for safe streets a reality.