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'Traffic calming' lines paint out speed
Narrower traffic lanes, defined parking spots and crosswalks knock down average speeds on E. King St.
Lancaster New Era
Sep 15, 2008 11:34 EST
Lancaster
By BERNARD HARRIS, Staff

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QUOTE (UDelawareBH @ Sep 15 2008, 08:21 PM)
More citations means more revenue, in addition to the safety... would you rather someone's car get hit, or a child? I agree we need more active enforcement.

HOWEVER:
More citations require more officers
More officers require more taxes
More taxes require more money from citizens

More taxes from citizens is the last thing 99% of the people want (or can afford) right now


Very good points. I keep having this fantasy that a focused task force could generate enough revenue to justify there existance. Think about how many double parking as well as other violations you see drivinig from one end of town to the other. Add in increased fines for repeat offenders and it does not take long to justify an officers salary + expenses. I'll admit I'm more than a bit tired of having to pass in the oncoming traffic lane when the less considerate among us put on the flashers next to an open parking space.
rascal
QUOTE (rascal @ Sep 15 2008, 11:25 PM)
Very good points. I keep having this fantasy that a focused task force could generate enough revenue to justify there existance. Think about how many double parking as well as other violations you see drivinig from one end of town to the other. Add in increased fines for repeat offenders and it does not take long to justify an officers salary + expenses. I'll admit I'm more than a bit tired of having to pass in the oncoming traffic lane when the less considerate among us put on the flashers next to an open parking space.

I need a photo of Kool-Aid man stat!
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Note to self, do not do a non-safe search GIS for "Oh! Yeah!"... what has been seen, can not be unseen.
solitary
Stupid is as Stupid Does>>>>.$11,000>>>>>>>>
Of course, the Lancaster Alliance was part of it!

I regularly travel city streets, and clock my MPH's.......I rarely rise above 8 miles an hour during the daytime...So does that mean traffic is traveling at a leisurely 2 miles an hour, if speeds were lowered by 6MPH?

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid...almost as bright as the trolley idea.
BTW: I agree that if it were for bike lanes, it would be appropriate. But then, would have to be enforced.
vcapecce
You know, come to think of it, my own driving habits and observations of others is when you hit a couple of red lights in a row, you drive faster hoping to make it through at least one green. I've been hitting a lot of reds sequentially lately, even watch some change from green to yellow in front of me as I am at a light which will turn green momentarily and a group of friends complained that they hit "every single light" red when we got together for lunch the other day.
Maybe double checking the timing on the lights is in order as well?
solitary
QUOTE (Lancaster Online @ Sep 15 2008, 11:34 AM)
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The cost was $11,000. The result was a lowering of the average speed from 32 mph in the north lane of the two-lane, eastbound street to 29. In the south lane, the speed was lowered from 34 mph to 28.


This is a bunch of bull. I drove E King today from Church St to Bridgeport. Traffic was doing between 35 & 40 all the way out. For once hit all the lights green, the city must only count the traffic that hits all the lights red.
stanwills
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