Friday, November 10, 2006

Pittsfield, Maine residents, city council, and high school recently complained to police about the large number of motorists speeding excessively. Residents stated some speeders pass in "No Passing" zones regularly. During a city council meeting when the police chief was reporting on under age drinking enforcement, council members brought up the speeding issue. Maine Central Institute (high school) reported 3 collisions (where speed was a factor) the first week of school.

Police responded with increased radar speed enforcement. During one typical morning police issued 4 speeding tickets and six written warning tickets. During a typical full shift police issued 28 speeding citations and 13 warnings.

Police saw and ticketed a number of motorists traveling around 80 mph in a 35 mph construction zone. A van was caught by moving mode radar traveling 71 mph where the speed limit was 30 mph. In another case a motorists was traveling 31 mph in a 15 mph school zone (16 mph over the posted limit is a $360 fine -- ouch). The police chief is quoted as saying "It's working" referring to the speed enforcement using radar.

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