What To Do If You Have Speedsters In Your Neighborhood | Wappingers Falls, NY

If you live in a community where kids play in driveways and neighbors walk their pets along the street, you may be more than wary of speedsters flying through the neighborhood. Driving as though they are trying out for NASCAR, speeders don’t always adhere to posted speed limits or pay attention to warning signs about children at play. If you frequently experience reckless drivers in your neighborhood, there are steps you can take to help protect your community. Local government officials can install camera-enforced speed traps or speed humps or whatever option best fits your town. If you don’t know, a camera enforced speed trap relays your car’s current speed to you via an electronic screen posted beside the road, and if you are driving more than ten miles over the speed limit the device will capture an image of your vehicle and license plate for revision by local law enforcement. Speed humps are traffic calming devices for residential streets, made from recycled rubber and sold as individual segments for a “custom fit.” If you find that your streets are plagued by speed demons these are the steps you can take to call attention to the issue and hopefully find an appropriate solution. 

• Step 1: Talk to your neighbors.
• Step 2: Research your city or town’s procedures. 
• Step 3: Hold a meeting with your community and determine a plan of action.
• Step 4: Define the problem and how it has affected your community.
• Step 5: Determine the right solution. 
• Step 6: Contact local officials.
• Step 7: Present your case. 
• Step 8: Follow up if necessary.      

We hope these steps help to make a difference in your town or community!