A downward trend in photo speed enforcement violations continues, as SGI has released the latest results.
Manager of Media Relations for SGI, Kelley Brinkworth, says the new results from February were compared to January's results.
"When we compare the number of violations per day, we do see decreases at all the school zone locations, and decreases at three of the five high speed locations. What's pretty encouraging to see is when you look at these numbers overall, less than 1% of vehicles at these locations are speeding," she said. "We're definitely headed in the right direction, there's always more than can be done though of course. The goal is to get to zero, right now we're at less than 1%, we're close but still thousands of violations, and we're still only a few months in at this point."
Brinkworth says in 2013, 30 people died in 23 fatal collisions due to speeding, adding that the goal of the pilot is to have zero fatalities, zero crashes, zero injuries, and zero tickets.
"The locations that do have the photo speed enforcement cameras are very clearly marked, so there's highly visible signs," added Brinkworth. "Before you get to the zone, it's a yellow sign that tells you are about to enter a photo speed enforced zone, and then throughout there's also the black and white signs with the little camera graphic on it that tells you that you're in a location that has them. We want people to know they are there, and we want people to slow down."
The pilot program will be in place for two full years.
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