Traffic Safety

PACE CAR PROGRAM

The Pace Car Program is a cooperative City/Neighborhood-based initiative to reduce speeding on our residential streets. The need for this is clear; speeding is the single greatest traffic complaint received by Traffic Engineering and Police Department for neighborhoods. Many of the violators are driving within their own neighborhoods. The Pace Car Program addresses the issue by encouraging neighborhood residents to take responsibility for the impact their cars have on the roads they use. In addition, this innovative program promotes increased driver awareness of activities in the neighborhood.

Through this program we hope to encourage motorists to drive the legal speed limit in their neighborhood and also positively change motorist behavior throughout our community. The goals of the program are:

• To reduce speeding on streets throughout our community
• To raise awareness of how individual motorist’s behavior impacts the quality of life in their neighborhood and our community
• To encourage residents to leave early and allow enough travel time to get to their destination, thereby reducing the temptation to speed
• To promote courteous driving habits
• To raise awareness that motorists share the road with bicyclists and pedestrians

All you need to do is to fill out the pledge form below and you will receive a decal to display in the back window of your car indicating that you are a Pace Car Program participant. Please join our efforts to make our community a better and safer place to live.

By filling out and submitting the form below, I recognize that driving behavior can impact the quality of life for my neighborhood and our community, so I hereby pledge to:

• Drive within the posted speed limit
• Leave early and allow enough travel time to get to our destination, thereby reducing the
  temptation to speed
• Be courteous to other motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists sharing the road with us
• Stop to allow pedestrians to cross at designated crosswalks