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‘Speed spy’ coming to Isabella Street The move is part of an ongoing effort by the OPP and town staff to scientifically measure speeding along town roads. This past summer, a delegation of residents News – After being employed on Rogers Road and Mather Street, a “speed spy,” which records from Mill Street successively lobbied town staff to the speeds of traffic, will soon be coming to Isa- install speed bumps along their road to deal with speeders. Thereafter, it was determined that all fubella Street. OPP Staff Sgt. Karuna Padiachi presented the ture requests would be met with a study by OPP findings of the Mather investigation at the Perth and staff, to see if traffic calming was indeed repolice services board (PSB) meeting on Thursday, quired for the area. “They want it acknowledged, right or wrong, Nov. 27, and concluded, “It was maybe just the appearance of speeding. We really don’t have a prob- that there is a problem on their street,” said Deputy Mayor John Gemmell. lem here.” “What they (residents) give us, it has to be folThe Mather Street speed spy device was installed in a hidden location on Nov. 18 at about 7 lowed up with… The statistics will either support a.m., and was taken down at about 4 a.m. on Nov. it or not. It is a good exercise. I am sure there will 20. The device recorded an average speed of about be more coming through.” The resident petition from Isabella Street is also 34 km/h in the area, which has a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. The highest speed measured was for seeking that the speed limit in the area be lowered to 40 km/h. two cars travelling at 66 km/h. Coun. Jim Graff wondered what effect these PSB member John Clement said that, with the highest speed recorded being only 16 km over the speeding studies would have on the ongoing town traffic study. He pointed to Gore Street, just outlimit, it was not likely an issue. “It would be an issue if the 15 per cent (who side the town hall, as an example. “Because parking is at such a premium, people were breaking the speed limit), were way off the have to stick their (vehicle) noses out into traffic,” chart,” driving excessively fast, Clement said. The data collected at Rogers Road was still be- said Graff. “It depends on the reaction time,” as to ing tabulated and “we will try to place it at Isa- how quickly a collision can be avoided. Clement agreed that he had a similar problem inching out bella,” Padiachi said. “It will depend on the weather,” but it will likely onto traffic at the intersection of Gore Street East and Herriott. be “sooner rather than later.” Gemmell, however, cautioned that speeding Some of the details recorded by the device were puzzling to some board members however, such as investigations should be sparked by residents, not why there was a huge spike of about 20 cars using the town. “Let the people who live there identify it,” said the road between 9 and 11 p.m. on Nov. 18 – someGemmell, “and then bring it forward,” rather than thing Padiachi himself could not explain. “Once we have all of the data collected, we making town staffers be proactive and actively gocould generate a report to council on our findings,” ing out and looking for potential speeding probsaid PSB chair Stephanie Gray. ELIGIBLE OWNERSlems in town. IN HOLIDAY
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