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Increased Enforcement <br />Enforcement <br />Purpose <br />The effective use of public safety/police personnel to <br />encourage reduced speeds in residential areas. <br />Enforcement usually involves the use of radar to <br />identify speeders and ticket violators. <br />Speed Watches rely on neighborhood participation to <br />create awareness and, in turn, help control speeds in <br />neighborhoods. <br />Effects <br />Volumes <br />Little or no effect. <br />Speed <br />Speed reduction as long as enforcement is maintained (the “halo” effect of <br />infrequent enforcement is as little as 1 mile or 4 hours). <br />Traffic Noise and Air <br />Little or no effect. <br />Traffic Safety <br />May reduce overall crashes if speeds are actually reduced. <br />Advantages <br />• Easy to implement. <br />• Effective with repetitive enforcement on a non-routine basis. <br />• Speed Watch programs have been perceived positively by neighborhood, <br />even in areas where significant speed reductions were not measured. <br />These types of programs may make neighborhoods find that they do not <br />actually havea speeding problem. <br />Disadvantages <br />• Not self-enforcing; temporary measure, dependent on resources. <br />•Expensiveand not always desirable to use police for traffic enforcement <br />due to budget and manpower constraints. <br />Problems Targeted <br />• Speeding. <br />• Moving vehicle violations. <br />• Running stop signs. <br />Design <br />• The locations of implementation should be clearly identified to minimize <br />the time spent enforcing and maximize the resultant speed reduction. <br />• Actual speed surveys should be used to narrow problem to specific time <br />(day of the week, time of day) and location. <br /> <br />