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Traffic enforcement up and persistent passing-on-right complaints keep advisory board discussing enforcement strategies
Summary
Board members reviewed recent ticket counts showing increased speed enforcement in 2024 compared with 2023 and discussed persistent unsafe driving behaviors such as passing on the right near schools. Members said enforcement has increased but complaints persist and discussed selective enforcement and targeted patrols as partial solutions.
Traffic enforcement data presented to the advisory board showed an increase in moving-violation tickets between 2023 and 2024. Town police and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office both issued more tickets in comparable months, reflecting stepped-up enforcement activity.
Board members said enforcement-focused tactics—such as a dedicated traffic patrol car—produce higher ticket counts but do not eliminate complaints about speeding or unsafe maneuvers, including drivers passing on the right near Sidway and other schools. One member described passing on the right on Baseline Road and near the post office as a recurring problem that cannot be solved without sustained enforcement presence.
Members discussed pragmatic steps they have observed that tend to slow drivers in residential areas, including reduced effective lane width through on-street parking and selective enforcement at known trouble spots. They also discussed visibility issues for buses and the safety consequences when drivers pass stopped buses or make unsafe maneuvers.
The board asked the liaison to continue tracking enforcement statistics and to consider targeted enforcement at problem corridors; no new policy changes were adopted at the meeting.
