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Authorities have amped-up their fight against speeding Swan River boaties, with new figures showing an alarming spike in offences. The annual number of infringements and cautions issued to offending boat skippers on the Swan and Canning rivers jumped 72 per cent last year to 1458. Nearly half of these were for speeding. It has prompted […]

Speeding boaties will come under the radar – literally – as part of a new trial along the Swan River to target boats speeding. A radar speed sign – an interactive sign that displays a vessel’s speed as skippers approach – will be placed on the water in a known speeding hotspot along the Swan […]

Radar speed signs aim to slow Highway 70 drivers YUBA COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) — New speed limit signs along a dangerous stretch of Highway 70 between Marysville and Oroville aim to slow drivers down. The signs are outfitted with solar-powered radar guns that warn drivers of their current speed in the 55 mph zone. Five signs […]

BERRYVILLE — The police department is closely monitoring Jack Enders Boulevard for speeders following a complaint from a town resident. Enders is the road leading from East Main Street into the Clarke County Business Park, where it dead ends. Police recently have issued tickets to speeding drivers along the road. However, at least 85 percent of […]

Madison Village Police soon will add a portable radar speed sign to their inventory of equipment. Village Council, at its March 18 meeting, approved the purchase of the sign, as well as related software and brackets, for $3,270. That same legislation received a first reading at council’s March 4 meeting. But the panel could not […]

Traffic safety rules can save lives. March 18-22 event launched to remind pedestrians, cyclists and drivers alike. William & Mary Police recently announced that March 18-22 will be Traffic Safety Awareness Week on campus. The awareness week is part of a multi-year traffic safety campaign initiative with both on-campus and community partners, including the City […]

Gulf Coast News Wire Service Radar speed signs are tools that Florida Gulf Coast University has been utilizing for the last 10 years. The objective of the device is to bring awareness to the driver of the speed that they are going, and what speed they should be going. So how has their presence affected […]

Neighbors living along Pine Street between 9th Avenue and State Route 104 are bristling at what they see as the increasing volume, speed and irresponsibility of motorists who recklessly blast by their homes, using their once quiet, residential street as a high-speed shortcut to the SR 104 ferry line. Pine is the only street providing access […]

Following the success of its speed camera program, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is now taking applications for more locations that could use the devices. In a recent release, SGI’s Photo Speed Enforcement committee announced that it is taking applications from city and/or band administrators who are interested in making their roads safer. “New [Photo Speed Enforcement] […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – New research shows speeding is almost as big a factor in deadly crashes as drunk driving. Federal regulators say nearly a third of deadly crashes from 2005 to 2014 were related to speed. Now a government group is calling for using more speed cameras. The NTSB identifies more than 100,000 deaths […]