Friday, April 13, 2007

On the eastbound side of the State Road 50 by the sign that welcomes drivers to Titusville was set up a speed zone called Florida Today. With the speed limit of 55mph it saw drivers blowing past the sign with the speed of more that 70 mph.
So, the result is the following: in two hours more than 100 speeding drivers going at lest 10 mph over the speed limit were clocked with the help of calibrated radar gun. Of them: 33 drivers were going around 70 mph, two cars about 80 mph, and the fastest speed was 83 mph.
The speed patrol team was trained on how to use hand-held police radar gun, which at the same time was also tested for accuracy.
In order to highlight and fight the problem of speeding in Brevard County, similar operations were performed on Route 3 on Merritt Island, State Road 528 (the Beachline), Interstate 95, Palm Bay Road, Pineda Causeway, A1A in Cocoa Beach and Melbourne Beach as well as U.S. 1 in Rockledge.