By Staff
January 28th, 2019
BURLINGTON, ON
Residential speeding and failure to comply with stop signs continues to be a high priority for the residents of Burlington.
A large number of traffic complaints received by both the Halton Regional Police Service and the City of Burlington relate to drivers exceeding the posted speed limits and/or drivers failing to comply with stop signs on residential streets.
Residential streets pose a higher risk to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic when these violations occur on them.
During a city council meeting a senior officer from the Regional police reported that when they did tight patrols on speeding and failure to stop properly they found that many of the people they were stopping actually lived on the street they were patrolling.
The Halton Regional Police Service will be initiating the Residential Traffic/Stop Sign/Speeding (RTSSS) Initiative in order to deliver a clear message to drivers that our residential roads are not raceways. This traffic safety initiative is also designed to increase compliance of stop signs. Police will utilize education and enforcement strategies in order to reduce the speeds of vehicles travelling on residential roadways and to promote safer driving habits.
The Halton Regional Police Service is committed to reducing dangerous and aggressive driving behaviours that put all road users at risk.
If any citizen would like to report a traffic concern they can do so by visiting our website and submitting an online traffic complaint,
How many pedestrians are hit by cars every year in this city of 180,000? The only one I know of last year was a girl who disobeyed the traffic rules. I think the cities record might be one of the best in Canada.
Catch all those nasty drivers who roll through stop signs!
If they set up a speed trap anywhere on Appleby Line North of the QEW, they would find the average speed would be close to 80 kph.