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Dearborn moves to tighten traffic enforcement and buy new traffic-calming equipment after student struck
Summary
Following public pleas after a December crash that critically injured a student, Dearborn officials outlined enforcement, engineering and education measures and approved purchases for illuminated stop signs and dash-mounted radar units.
Dearborn officials told residents on March 18 that the city is stepping up enforcement, engineering and education to curb speeding and reckless driving after a series of crashes, including a December 20 collision that left a 15-year-old student critically injured.
The mayor described a three-part approach — “the 3 E’s: enforcement, engineering, and education” — and said the city issued about 25,000 citations last year and is rolling out traffic-calming infrastructure funded by recent grants. “We have the light up stop signs, the traffic signs ... 300 speed humps will be completed by this summer,” the mayor said during the meeting. He added that the city has about a $1.5 million package of grants for…
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