A reader points out a rather different looking radar sign just north of Foothill on the east side of Mountain. "It occasionally works and flashes speed warnings when a car approaches above 25 miles per hour, and if one hits 30 mph, it has a bright flashing white light.
"It has no city affiliation noted on the unit that I can see."
But it is a city sign. Captain Alan Sanvictores of the Monrovia Police Department explains:
"The Monrovia Police Department was able to obtain the traffic speed measuring box through a federal grant. The Monrovia Police Department utilizes this speed measuring device as part of the "Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 Campaign." The speed measuring box records the speeds of vehicles on the roadway in order to provide us with statistical data in order for us to gauge the success of the safety campaign. As you are already aware, this device also provides visual speed indication to drivers. The device does not take photographs of vehicles. The goal of the device, along with the safety campaign is to educate and remind the motoring public of the importance of traffic safety."
Let's ignore how ugly and unofficial these things look for now. The real issue is these signs are installed way too high up on the power poles to be safely used, especially since they are installed on a curve in the road. If you are looking at this sign your eyes are focused about 6 feet above foot and vehicle traffic, not a safe situation if you are already speeding through a curve in the road. The City has essentially created a worse hazard than they are attempting to fix, instead of the occasional speeder on Mountain now we have the occasional distracted speeder.
ReplyDeleteMaybe some actual enforcement would work? And I don't mean parking an empty cop car at the intersection for four straight days.