Stay Safe - Slow Down: Speeding in Residen3al Communi3es With so many precious residents, ranging from children and the elderly to beloved pets, it is no surprise that one of the most frequent complaints received by the Transporta3on Department is speeding on residen3al streets. There are a number of reasons why speeding occurs in residen3al areas including: lack of educa3on, unawareness, auto-pilot driving, and blatant disregard. Speeding is not viewed as a serious offense in our society and many of our neighbors aren’t educated on the dangers of speeding.
Distribu3ng a friendly reminder with some sta3s3cs may prove effec3ve in your neighborhood. For example, when hit by a vehicle traveling at 20 mph 9 out of 10 pedestrians will survive, at 30 mph only 5 of the 10 will survive, and at 40 mph only 1 of the 10 pedestrians will survive. A lack of signage may also lend itself to high speeds. Discuss pos3ng signs throughout the community to remind drivers what the speed limit is and trigger awareness in your neighborhood. Another poten3al cause of speeding in the
community is what social psychologists call the “autopilot” effect. The streets in our communi3es are familiar, comfortable path ways home and drivers o@en switch into an auto-pilot mindset and forget to monitor their speeds in neighborhoods. O@en speed limit violators are unaware they are doing so. Your community may discuss urging the local public works department to install radar signs that show drivers how fast they are going and how to adjust their speed.
If these tac3c are ineffec3ve you may have to take a firmer stance on speeding and install traffic calming devices such as speed bumps, rotaries, raised crosswalks, or bike lanes. Your Board of Directors and Leland Management take the safety of our residents seriously and encourage you to speak up if you see a poten3ally dangerous situa3on in your community.
Leland Management proudly announces that Patricia E. DuBuque, CMCA®, AMS®, PCAM®, MBA, has joined the corporate team as a Senior Manager. Her responsibili3es will include business development, corporate development and training. She will be a member of the Senior Management Team. She carries more than 20 years of experience in the community management industry and holds the community associa3on industry’s highest professional recogni3on available na3onwide to managers who specialize in community associa3on management, Professional Community Associa3on Manager (PCAM®). Pa; is an ac3ve member of Community Associa3ons Ins3tute, published author and speaker on issues impac3ng community associa3ons. Pa; received a bachelor of science degree in business administra3on from Elon University and a master in business administra3on from Salisbury University.
Leland Management con3nues to grow to support the needs of our clients. This quarter we welcomed the following team members: ● Kerry Laughlin ● Paul Daiya ● Kristina Beck ● Harry Polycarpe ● Ash Smith ● Lee Wilson ● Michelle Arditi ● ● Mark Michalek ● Jane Taylor ● Lauren Waite ● Sonja Pedretti ● Victoria Batura ● Lisa Sack ● John Stiles ●