Police report: new speed‑feedback signs reduce high‑end speeding at monitored site
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Summary
Chief Roberts told council that speed‑feedback signs installed in June produced fewer vehicles in the highest speed ranges at a monitored site: 115 fewer vehicles at 46–50 mph and 751 fewer at 41–45 mph over 7‑day comparisons; more vehicles were recorded in the 36–40 mph band.
Orange Village Police Chief Roberts reported to council on July 9 that the village’s recently installed speed‑feedback signs are delivering early reductions in the highest recorded speeds at a monitored location.
According to the chief, the village received eight signs on May 2, the service department installed them on June 9, and the department ran a 15‑day data collection window (7 days with the display off, 7 days with it on) for comparison. At the site on Harvard (near 29749 Harvard), the 7‑day comparison with the display on showed 115 fewer vehicles traveling 46–50 mph and 751 fewer vehicles traveling 41–45 mph than in the comparable 7‑day period with the displays off. The chief also reported an increase of 692 vehicles in the 36–40 mph range — a shift from the highest categories into lower speed brackets, which the chief said was the intended effect.
The department has submitted paperwork to Cuyahoga County for reimbursement of the supplemental grant that funded the signs. Chief Roberts said the service department and patrol staff handled installation and data collection.
Provenance: Chief Roberts’ description of the purchase, installation dates, methodology (7‑day off/on), and the numeric counts appears between roughly 00:19:50 and 00:21:25 of the transcript.
