{"id":489,"date":"2023-04-22T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trafficcrime.net\/?p=489"},"modified":"2023-04-22T15:40:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T15:40:47","slug":"niagara-falls-city-councillor-seeks-citys-aid-for-speeding-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trafficcrime.net\/niagara-falls-city-councillor-seeks-citys-aid-for-speeding-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Niagara Falls city Councillor seeks city’s aid for speeding issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Niagara Falls city staff will report back to the council about potential ways to deal with speeding issues in subdivisions across the municipality.<\/p>\n

During Tuesday\u2019s council meeting, Coun. Mona Patel said throughout last fall\u2019s municipal election campaign she \u201calways\u201d heard complaints from residents about speeding problems within neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen it myself,\u201d she said, adding there have been examples of motorists \u201cflying right over\u201d speed bumps.<\/p>\n

Patel said she would bring forward a motion at the next meeting calling on staff to explore a citywide review of speed limits and other measures to calm traffic issues specifically in residential areas.<\/p>\n

Mayor Jim Diodati said reducing speed limits doesn\u2019t always reduce speeding unless it\u2019s paired with regular police enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s difficult because they\u2019re dealing with other crime. It\u2019s something worthy of discussion, but it\u2019s not as easy as lowering the speed limit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Diodati said while some people believe there are not enough stop signs, others think there are too many.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajority are ignored and sometimes it\u2019s a false sense of security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a complex issue. Maybe we need a whole, bigger view from our (staff) to come up with some solutions to deal with speed. We get it all the time, throughout the city \u2014 pick your street.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coun. Victor Pietrangelo said some municipalities have \u201cdropped their entire speed limit from 50 to 40.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know that, overall, it actually reduces the speed, but it does increase the ticket once the tickets go out \u2014 you\u2019re no longer 10 over, now you\u2019re 20 over and that makes people slow down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcept how often do you see a police officer in a subdivision doing radar?\u201d asked Diodati.<\/p>\n

Patel said even if one or two people receive tickets, \u201cword spreads around faster, so it might make people rethink speeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diodati brought up an ironic story from the past where a resident wanted radar on their street and when police did it, the person who requested it \u201cgot the first ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not saying who it but it\u2019s a true story,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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