Residential Speeding in Raleigh, North Carolina: A Final Report to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services on the Field Applications of the Problem- Oriented Guides for Police Project

摘要

Community concerns about speeding in Raleigh (N.C.), a city of 300,000, have traditionally been a priority of the Raleigh Police Department. Officers issued nearly 25,000 speeding citations in 2001 and more than 40 percent were on roadways posted at 35 m.p.h. or less - residential areas or school zones that experience few collisions but reflect citizen concerns. Police undertook a problem-solving effort focused on improving speeding in one school zone where more than 3,500 students attended adjacent three schools. In 2001, police had issued nearly 300 citations for speeding on the roadway for speeds averaging 38 mph - 13 mph over the posted speed. Speeding was attributed to high school drivers and commuter traffic. To learn more about speeding in the location, police examined citations, conducted speed studies and surveyed drivers who were speeding.