Slower streets means safer streets.
This is just one of the messages that a group of residents is urging the community to take notice of.
In the past few weeks you may have noticed a number of signs popping up, specifically in Beach Grove.
Residents, who have formed the advocacy group ‘Always 30 in Beach Grove’, are self-funded and have come together with this sign campaign as a reminder to drivers to respect the communities’ lower speed limit of 30 km/hr. The community group is pushing for driver awareness and for drivers to adhere to the lower speed limit citing that slower streets are safer streets.
The residents’ group has the support of Delta council and Delta police. They have my full support too. I think this is a fantastic show of community action and leadership.
Speeding and traffic enforcement is a high priority for DPD.
On a regular basis the DPD traffic unit is out on our streets with enforcement urging drivers to tap the breaks and slow down. They are also joined by ICBC and Speed Watch volunteers who are also out on a regular basis promoting those messages.
In a recent post on their Instagram page, DPD presented a definition of what excessive speeding means: it means travelling at least 40 km/hr over the posted speed limit. Not surprisingly, many drivers do not adhere to the posted speeds. Speed kills and that’s the reason why DPD, in addition to handing our violation tickets, also have your vehicle towed.
So, with the support of DPD and the City of Delta, I hope that this Always 30 in Beach Grove sign campaign is a huge success and that other neighbourhoods take up the challenge as well.
Let’s all work to make speeding in our neighbourhoods a thing of the past.
