| 21 Feb 2010 |
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Neighborhood watch vital in stopping crime
Neighborhood watch vital in stopping crime
Many of you told me about incidents in your neighborhood and how a crime could have been prevented if you had a phone chain in place as a Crime Watch group after reading last week's article. Although I have written about this in the past, I am more than happy to offer you once again the information.
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| 12 Feb 2010 |
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The Raleigh Police Department has a new tool to help crackdown on speeders.
The Department has been given four new portable radar speed signs. One is set up at Plaza Place in Raleigh, a location that has received several complaints from residents about speeding.
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| 8 Feb 2010 |
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Alpharetta firm helps slow traffic
ALPHARETTA - We’ve probably all seen them - speed limit signs that flash at you as you drive by, flashing your speed on a digital display. These signs are the bread-and-butter of Radarsign, an Alpharetta-based company whose products are quickly catching on around the country as an alternative to the cement-and-asphalt fixes of speed humps we’re all familiar with.
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| 7 Feb 2010 |
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Speeders endanger streets and hamper way of life
Speeders endanger streets and hamper way of life
I thought I had heard it all at Neighborhood Watch meetings, but I guess I haven't. Lots of readers complained that their communities are used to avoid traffic tie-ups, and that people just cut through their areas. Many complained that trying to get their government to place signs or speed bumps were falling on deaf ears. Many spoke about how they can't allow their kids to ride their bikes because of speeders, especially around school areas.
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| 5 Feb 2010 |
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San Mateo County to launch first Safe Routes to School program
San Mateo County will receive $1.4 million each of the next three years to launch its first Safe Routes to School Program in hopes of getting more kids to walk or ride bikes to school.
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| 3 Feb 2010 |
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Saints QB Drew Brees & Titans RB Chris Johnson Named 2009 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year
As part of this season’s Air & Ground program, FedEx teamed up with Safe Kids USA – a national non-profit organization that works to prevent accidental injury among children – to deliver safe kids. Throughout the season, FedEx made weekly $1,000 donations in the names of the Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week to their local Safe Kids coalitions to fund pedestrian safety improvements.
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| 1 Feb 2010 |
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Deterring speeders is a worthwhile task
Deterring speeders is a worthwhile task
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| 22 Jan 2010 |
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Westfield Town Council Agrees to Increase Radar Technology to Improve Safety
The Westfield Town Council convened briefly Wednesday evening to discuss various issues, chief among them being increasing the number of radar stop signs used in town. Led by Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky, the Council agreed to implement three additional radar stop signs in town with the hope of increasing pedestrian safety and reducing speeding.
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| 14 Jan 2010 |
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Safety of Highway 2 in Sultan: Recommendations for the Snohomish Health District Board of Health and Sultan City Council
Safety of Highway 2 in Sultan: Recommendations for the Snohomish Health District Board of Health and Sultan City Council
Recent studies show that radar speed signs can be significantly more effective at slowing traffic than traditional speed limit signs. Researchers believe that a majority of speeding occurs when drivers become complacent or distracted. While motorists may overlook ordinary speed limit signs, they are more likely to see and pay attention to radar speed signs.
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| 13 Jan 2010 |
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More Radar Speed Signs Headed for School Zones
New radar speed signs are on the way to help regulate traffic around Westfield schools.
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| 12 Jan 2010 |
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New timed radar signs, crosswalk seek to make Fenwick roads safer
New timed radar signs, crosswalk seek to make Fenwick roads safer
FENWICK ISLAND -- Using a recently-awarded $8,000 federal grant, the police department plans to install two radar-detecting signs at either end of the town in an effect to boost safety.
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| 10 Jan 2010 |
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Heath PD buying radar signs to curb speeding
Heath Police Department officials say they aren't surprised that traffic violations have increased as much as 500 percent since the city ceased photo enforcement in November.
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| 20 Dec 2009 |
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Radar signs target speeders in Miami-Dade school zones
Signs have been installed at seven Miami-Dade area schools to enforce speeding laws and promote pedestrian safety.
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| 16 Nov 2009 |
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CITY OF DUNWOODY Update on Radar Speed Detection Signs
CITY OF DUNWOODY Update on Radar Speed Detection Signs
The first permanent Radar Speed Detection Signs have been in place on Womack Road at the new school for just over one month. We initially ran the radar only with the display off for one week to collect base line data. Since the displays have been turned on, we have continued to collect speed data. Attached is the initial report showing the effectiveness of the signs. There is a lot of data inthe report but the key finding are:
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| 10 Nov 2009 |
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Radarsign Bashplate Protection Provides Ultimate in Vandal Resistance
Radarsign, LLC, the leading manufacturer and retailer of traffic calming solutions, reminds city and community officials its BashplateTM Protection's beveled design matched with thicker casings and smaller solar panels ensures resistance to vandalism and force of impact.
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| 29 Jul 2009 |
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Brand Expands Product Line with New Child Safety Package (CSP) Delivering the MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL ZONE Traffic Calming SYSTEM on the Market
Brand Expands Product Line with New Child Safety Package (CSP) Delivering the MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL ZONE Traffic Calming SYSTEM on the Market
The company has expanded its already comprehensive traffic safety product line with the addition of a new Child Safety Package featuring a COMBINATION OF school zone beacons AND A DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGN. The flashing beacon AND RADAR SIGN easily attach to a single pole ALSO HOLDING THE REGULATORY SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND HOUSING FOR A BATTERY BACKUP & TIMER/CONTROLLER. THE Radarsign brand driver feedback sign alerts drivers to their ACTUAL speeds. All devices are powered by a single energy source - either a single solar panel or A/C power.
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| 2 Jan 2009 |
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Guidelines for the Use of Radar Speed Feedback Signs on the Vermont State Highway System
Guidelines for the Use of Radar Speed Feedback Signs on the Vermont State Highway System - VTrans RSFS Guidelines with Policy #3014
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| 9 Jul 2002 |
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City of Garden Grove Radar Signs
City of Garden Grove Radar Signs show effectiveness study
SPEED RADAR FEEDBACK SIGN STUDY
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| 7 Jul 2000 |
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UPS And Downs Of Kirkland Man
KIRKLAND - A Kirkland man wanted to see if a radar sign was working. So he took his motorcycle to the end of the block, popped a "wheelie," revved up close to 60 miles an hour - and promptly crashed into the sign.
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