Traffic Speeding

During our first meeting, calming traffic speed on Rutherford Dr. and Souverain Ln. was identified as a priority for our fledgling Neighborhood Watch.

The image indicates that a request for the Reno PD Radar Trailer was posted with Reno direct on November 11 to address Speeding.

Lt. Conley coordinated the placement of the trailer in Mid December. The trailer was in place for about a month until January 15.

The top box in the image shows the resulting deployment of Officer Coombe of the traffic division on February 10 . On that day, in just 2 hours, officer Coombe conducted 6 traffic stops and issued citations on Rutherford Dr. A follow-up on February 16 for a similar time period resulted in no traffic stops, and no citations issued.

Casual observation indicates that our focus on speeding is beginning to take effect. The trailer was an obvious signal to drivers that some one was beginning to take speeding seriously. The Reno PD Traffic Div. Enforcement drove the point home. Traffic speed has been mildly reduced. Our neighbors are paying better attention to the speed limit in the community.

I don’t believe for one minute that this is the end of the problem. Reno PD Traffic Sgt Bradford told me that Rutherford and Souverain will be on the watch list, but not their highest priority.

We, as a community, need to continue our project to find ways of reminding drivers that we are serious about reducing the speed on our streets.