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Residents urge stronger enforcement and engineering fixes for speeding on Old Dover Road
Summary
Multiple residents told the Rochester Public Safety Committee on April 16 that motorists routinely exceed speed limits on Old Dover Road and downtown crosswalks, and urged consistent speed limits, more enforcement, and engineering changes including speed tables and additional stop controls.
Several Rochester residents told the Public Safety Committee on April 16 that speeding on Old Dover Road and a downtown crosswalk is putting people at risk and pushed the city for more enforcement and engineering changes.
The comments came during the meeting’s public input period, when residents detailed frequent high speeds — in some cases they estimated 75–80 mph — near the Tibbetts Road intersection and along stretches of Old Dover Road. “There’s not a day that goes by I don’t see a car or a motorcycle go by my house doing above the speed of 75 miles per hour,” said Carl Schneerson, a resident of 204 Old Dover Road. Schneerson and others asked the police department to increase patrols and radar enforcement at problem locations.
The concerns focused on pedestrian safety, neighborhood noise and recurring crashes. A downtown business occupant who identified herself only as Carol said she…
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