Sonoma County institutes traffic calming measures

In Response to Aggressive Driving, Community Concerns New Radar Trailer Deployed to Address “Trouble Spots” in Sonoma County|

The Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) has announced the implementation of a new traffic-calming program in response to community concerns about aggressive and unsafe driving along certain roads in the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County.

The program involves the placement of a new radar-feedback sign trailer alerting drivers to their speed, and includes data collection technology to monitor driver speeds and consistency between drivers and numbers of drivers.

The information will be valuable for traffic engineers and law enforcement officials to better understand the scope and timing of speeding issues in order to effectively mitigate problems.

“One of the most frequent concerns from Sonoma County residents relates to speeding cars and aggressive driving,” TPW Director, Johannes J. Hoevertsz said. “While most accidents and fatalities are caused by impaired, distracted or aggressive driving, the speed trailer is a temporary and visible effort to support law enforcement and bring awareness to trouble spots where motorists are driving beyond a safe and legal limit.”

California Highway Patrol Sgt. Allan Capurro describes radar trailers as “educational tools” to combat unsafe driving. “Excessive speed is typically the most prevalent factor in injury collisions that we investigate in Sonoma County,” Capurro said. “Our officers will be working speed enforcement in conjunction with the radar trailer deployment as yet another way for us to reinforce the importance of being responsible and obeying the rules of the road.”

The new speed-display trailer will be placed along road segments for two-week deployments upon request by residents. TPW officials will evaluate the effectiveness of the program and locations on an ongoing basis and make adjustments. For more information, call 565-2231 or email TPW@Sonoma-County.org.

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