just an FYI
[h=1]Hundreds ofspeeders nabbed by police on rural Burlington roads [/h]
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Police enforcethe speed limit in this file photo
Halton Regional Police issued twice as many tickets todrivers in rural Burlington this past July than they did for the same monthlast year — with the majority of the offence notices for speeding.
The Reducing Rural Speeds Project is continuingthroughout the summer in the city's north end, above Dundas Street, but thefirst month of results show double the tickets issued compared to the same timein 2014.
Police handed out 460 provincial offence notices todrivers in rural Burlington between July 1-Aug. 1 this year, an average of 14per day, with 363 of that total for speeding.
There were 230 tickets given out for the same monthlast year, the majority again for speeding.
"Most people are easily doing 20 or 30 (kilometresper hour) over the speed limit," Sgt. Jared McLeod of the BurlingtonDistrict Response Unit said of drivers stopped by police in rural Burlington.
He said police receive many complaints from ruralresidents about drivers in their area.
Most of the speeders are on the main arterial roads inthe north end, such as Appleby, Walker's and Guelph lines plus Cedar SpringsRoad and No. 1 Side Road.
The speed limit in the rural area can be as low as 40km-h in some places and as high as 80 km-h along portions of the mainnorth-south thoroughfares.
There was just one charge for stunt driving, going 50km-h or more over the posted limit, with a driver being clocked going 119 km-hin a 60 km-h zone.
That individual, a 52-year-old Burlington man, faces arash of other charges including blowing in the warning range for blood alcoholcontent (BAC), failing to stop for police, driving while suspended, drivingwithout insurance and having open liquor in a vehicle.
Another driver almost reached the threshold for stuntdriving being clocked doing 108 km-h in a 60 km-h zone. That person was given a$358 ticket and four licence demerit points.
Among the almost 100 non-speeding tickets handed out bypolice in July, most were for infractions like distracted driving (cellphoneuse), not using a seatbelt or having no insurance.
"For many years the residents of rural Burlingtonhave expressed concerns regarding the speeds travelled by vehicles in theircommunities," stated a Halton police press release.
Speed enforcement projects have occurred annually undervarious names (BEARS in the Woods, BRRaKE).
"Speed enforcement on rural roadways has indicatedthat a significant portion of the problem is from commuters using rural routesto avoid more heavily travelled main thoroughfares such as Hwy. 401, Hwy. 6,Hwy. 403, the QEW and Dundas Street," added the press release.
"In order to increase safety it is necessary forthe public to recognize that speeding is unacceptable and can have catastrophicrepercussions…."
Police say anyone who wants to report a traffic concerncan visit itswebsite and register a complaint through Road Watch.
Road Watch is a community driven program encouraginganonymous reporting of incidents involving dangerous and/or aggressive driving.
Burlington Post
By Andy | AUGUST 06, 2015 11:42AM
Not surprising, the entire area is a total cash cow for copswith nothing better to do. Speed limits vary every couple of km for no apparentreason, pure and simple entrapment
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[h=1]Hundreds ofspeeders nabbed by police on rural Burlington roads [/h]
[h=2]RADAR [/h]GettyImages
Police enforcethe speed limit in this file photo
Halton Regional Police issued twice as many tickets todrivers in rural Burlington this past July than they did for the same monthlast year — with the majority of the offence notices for speeding.
The Reducing Rural Speeds Project is continuingthroughout the summer in the city's north end, above Dundas Street, but thefirst month of results show double the tickets issued compared to the same timein 2014.
Police handed out 460 provincial offence notices todrivers in rural Burlington between July 1-Aug. 1 this year, an average of 14per day, with 363 of that total for speeding.
There were 230 tickets given out for the same monthlast year, the majority again for speeding.
"Most people are easily doing 20 or 30 (kilometresper hour) over the speed limit," Sgt. Jared McLeod of the BurlingtonDistrict Response Unit said of drivers stopped by police in rural Burlington.
He said police receive many complaints from ruralresidents about drivers in their area.
Most of the speeders are on the main arterial roads inthe north end, such as Appleby, Walker's and Guelph lines plus Cedar SpringsRoad and No. 1 Side Road.
The speed limit in the rural area can be as low as 40km-h in some places and as high as 80 km-h along portions of the mainnorth-south thoroughfares.
There was just one charge for stunt driving, going 50km-h or more over the posted limit, with a driver being clocked going 119 km-hin a 60 km-h zone.
That individual, a 52-year-old Burlington man, faces arash of other charges including blowing in the warning range for blood alcoholcontent (BAC), failing to stop for police, driving while suspended, drivingwithout insurance and having open liquor in a vehicle.
Another driver almost reached the threshold for stuntdriving being clocked doing 108 km-h in a 60 km-h zone. That person was given a$358 ticket and four licence demerit points.
Among the almost 100 non-speeding tickets handed out bypolice in July, most were for infractions like distracted driving (cellphoneuse), not using a seatbelt or having no insurance.
"For many years the residents of rural Burlingtonhave expressed concerns regarding the speeds travelled by vehicles in theircommunities," stated a Halton police press release.
Speed enforcement projects have occurred annually undervarious names (BEARS in the Woods, BRRaKE).
"Speed enforcement on rural roadways has indicatedthat a significant portion of the problem is from commuters using rural routesto avoid more heavily travelled main thoroughfares such as Hwy. 401, Hwy. 6,Hwy. 403, the QEW and Dundas Street," added the press release.
"In order to increase safety it is necessary forthe public to recognize that speeding is unacceptable and can have catastrophicrepercussions…."
Police say anyone who wants to report a traffic concerncan visit itswebsite and register a complaint through Road Watch.
Road Watch is a community driven program encouraginganonymous reporting of incidents involving dangerous and/or aggressive driving.
Burlington Post
By Andy | AUGUST 06, 2015 11:42AM
Not surprising, the entire area is a total cash cow for copswith nothing better to do. Speed limits vary every couple of km for no apparentreason, pure and simple entrapment
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