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Speed Watch program asks drivers to slow down

Motorists travelling Highway 69 North between Sudbury city limits and the former Town of Valley East are being watched thanks to Speed Watch, a new program which kicked off Friday.
Motorists travelling Highway 69 North between Sudbury city limits and the former Town of Valley East are being watched thanks to Speed Watch, a new program which kicked off Friday.

This initiative between the City of Greater Sudbury and Greater Sudbury Police is aimed to reduce traffic speed on area roads.

Two portable radar units have been purchased. One large unit with a billboard-size display board is mounted on a trailer for transport to various municipal roads throughout the city and a second smaller unit is available for loan to citizens who volunteer to monitor traffic speed in residential neighbourhoods. Both radar units display the maximum speed limit and speed of passing vehicles.

Speed Watch is the direct result of a public meeting to develop solutions to get people to slow down on Highway 69 North where excessive speeding through the Guilletville-McCrea Heights corridor remains a concern, said Ward 3 Councillor and Deputy Mayor Ron Dupuis.

Tickets are not issued under the program, but chronic speeding on municipal roads could result in a zero tolerance speed enforcement campaign by police. Police may also issue cautionary letters to registered vehicle owners.

?Speed Watch is a friendly reminder with a serious message,? says police chief Ian Davidson. ?Slow down and help reduce the number of serious traffic accidents.?

For more information on the Speed Watch program, call 671-2489.