Friday, February 24, 2006
New Radar Trailers Deter Speeding-San Leandro Police Department has recently acquired two new radar trailers to help drivers snap back to reality
New Radar Trailers Deter Speeding
By : Amy Sylvestri : 2/23/06
Say you're cruising along a residential street in your car with the windows down and the radio up on an unseasonably warm afternoon and you chance a glance down at your speedometer: What does it say? 40 miles per hour? 50? That can't be right, can it? Well, hit the brakes because the San Leandro Police Department has recently acquired two new radar trailers to help drivers snap back to reality.
One of the new radar trailers is currently in front of the San Leandro Police Department at 901 East 14th Street.
Radar units use a sensor line draped across the road to determine a vehicle�s actual speed, while boldly posting the legal speed limit on that particular stretch of road.
But the dramatic flashing lights aren�t all for show.
�We find these trailers very useful in helping drivers,� said Lieutenant Pete Ballew, a traffic administrator with the San Leandro Police Department. �Just as a driver will hit his brakes or check his speedometer when he sees a police officer on the road, he�ll also slow down when he sees his speed flash up on a trailer.�
Currently, one of the brand new trailers is located directly in front of the San Leandro Police Department at 901 East 14th Street, but the locations of the units will change on a regular basis. Placement will be determined by various traffic factors.
Often, the trailers will be located in areas selected by city traffic engineers as being most effective, but residents concerned with violations in their neighborhoods may request that a unit be deployed by contacting the San Lean
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