From Sandy Louey:
Elk Grove police are using speed radar signs to combat speeding near several schools.
The speed radar signs detect approaching cars and display the actual driving speeds. The hope is that the signs will remind drivers to slow down, said Officer Christopher Trim, spokesman for the Elk Grove Police Department.
The signs are mounted on a pole, together with signs reminding motorists of the legal speed limit during school-zone hours, which is 25 mph.
The signs, which have been operating for two weeks, are posted at the following sites:
- The 9400 block of Bond Road near Katherine L. Albiani Middle School and Pleasant Grove High School.
- The 8200 block of Calvine Road near Edward Harris, Jr. Middle School and Monterey Trail High School.
- The 9500 block of Elk Grove Florin Road near Joseph Kerr Middle School.
- The 5700 block of Whitelock Parkway near Toby Johnson Middle School and Franklin High School.
While out with a TV camera crew Thursday at one location, a vehicle sped by at 50 mph, double the 25 mph limit, Trim said.
Trim said the locations were selected in consultation with the Elk Grove Unified School District.
The radar signs will records the speeds of all the vehicles. The data will be analyzed and used to determine where and when stronger enforcement may be needed, he said.
The speed radar signs cost $41,000, with $24,000 coming from a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant. The grant is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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