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THE CrnPORATH}1 OF THE MJNICIPALIlY OF CLARINGTl]\l
REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: JANUARY 5, 1998
Report #: HD 4 90 File#:
Subject: TRAFFIC SPEED CONCERNS, HAMPTON, ENNISKILLEN
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Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-4-98 be received;
2. THAT Council recognize that speeding concerns are a province
wide issue which can not be totally eliminated at the local
level without financial assistance and legislative changes by
the Province of Ontario to assist Police Services; and
3. THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to provide special
funding consisting of 50% or more towards the purchase of
modern laser guns for municipal police services;
4. THAT Durham Regional Police be requested to continue working
closely with the local municipalities to provide selective
speed enforcement in problem areas;
5. THAT the petition from Hampton residents requesting stop signs
and a speed reduction from 50 km/hr to 30 km/hr be denied;
6. THAT the requests by the Enniskillen delegation for two stop
signs, reduction of posted speed from 50 km/hr to 40 km/hr,
and crosswalk with flashing lights all be denied;
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7. THAT Council approve the creation of a Neighbout'hOod Speed
Watch/Road Watch style program involving public Works, Durham
Regional Police and community participation; and
8. THAT Council approve funding FORTHWITH in the 19.98.Capital
Budget for the purchase of one "radar message board" at an
estimated cost of $3,200.00 to work with the p~oposed
Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch program and vadous
traffic studies.
RBPORT
1. 0 ATTACHMENTS
NO.1: Key Map - Hampton
No.2: Key Map - Enniskillen
No.3: provincial Warrants for Stop Signs
NO.4: Radar Message Board Article/Guidelin.es
2.0 BACltGRotDm
2.1 At a meeting held on September 15, 1997, the Council of the
Municipality of Clarington passed the fOllowing resolution:
"THAT the delegation of Barbara Houghton and Stuart
~amer, be acknowledged;
THAT their comments together with the petition submitted:
reqUesting traffic calming efforts on Old ScugQgRoad be
referred to the Director of public Works for review and
preparation of a report to be submitted to the General
Purpose and Administration Committee; and
THAT Barbara Houghton be advised of Council's decision."
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2.2 At a meeting held on October 27, 1997, the Council of. .the
Municipality of Clarington passed the fOllowing resolution
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"THAT the delegation of Mike Bilsky pert.aining. to traffic;
conditions in Enniskillen, be received and referred to
the Director of Public Works to review the total
situation and report back."
3 . 0 REVI_ MID COMMBNT
3.1 SpEEDING ASA PROVINCE WIDE RESIDENTIAL CONCE~
Hampton and Enniskillen residents have validconc;erns about
the speed of traffic, similar to many streets in Clarington,
Durham Region and throughout Ontario. Many of the possible
solutions rest in the hands of the Provincial GOvernment and
the way police radar enforcelllf:!nt is performed. A cOl\'llllitment
and leadership role is required from the Province and police
Services to confront residential speeding and aggre"sive .
driving as a widespread concern.
It is proposed that the public Works Departmenl;will work
closely with the Ontario Traffic Conference to achieve the
following directives. If d..ired by Council, any o~e'or all
of the.e 1t_ could be i~eluded as repclrt rec~a~:i.~B..of
Provincial c~cernl
3.1.1
THAT the province of Ontario be requested to actively
promote speed awareness and aggressive driving
advertising campaigns the same as they promote otller
programs such as drinking and driving or the ~se of seat
belts;
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3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
THAT the province of Ontario be reqUe"ted~(lcpnSider
treating excessive speed and dangerpus driving
infractions as serious as alcohol abuse inf17actions with
consideration of laws to enable officers to SU1i!pend . a
drivers licence for 12 hours and impounding the Vehi~le
for a period of 12 hours if exceeding a speed greater
than <i0% over the posted speed limits. taD in 50..
residential} or (160 in. 100 highway 400 seri.s) ;
THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to recogni:z;e
speeding and aggressive driving asa serio\,l.9concernby
increasing demerit points and fines for speedi~
infractions;
THAT the province of Ontario in conjunctionw:j.th.police
Enforcement Agencies be requested to review ways tp
provide additional trained radar enforcement personnel
without weakening existing reeponseunits;
THAT the province of Ontario be requested to review the
traffic court system to eneure the timely proces~ing of
charges and COU17t caees;
Other suggestiooa which
recQo'l.T_~ti~. regarding
ontario would ~clud.:
~clucSeda. CoW1C.:Ll
Political Partie. in;
could be
the Maj or
THAT the major political parties of Ontario be request~d
to recognize excessive vehicle speedslaggressivedriving
as a const.ituent concern and their paj;'tiespromote the
importance of road safety as an election issue by
developing strategies to bring motorists' ~eds under
control on all road classifications;
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3.1.8
3.1. 9
3.1.10
3.1.11
THAT the major political parties of Ontario be J';'8!luesteci
to't'eview the benefits of photo radar teChnology and the
legal changes required to permit mubicipalities to
i~lement such programs on municipal roadways;
It is proposed that Public Works will work closely witb
the Durham Regional Police to achieve the tollowirIg
directives. Ifcl..iredby Couuoil, any on.. or.allo.f
t..e it... could be included .."~l >'1:'eport7i
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THAT Durham Regional police be requested to consider
implementation of a separate speed enflOrcetnentunit as
part of the Traffic ~agement Unit to whiC1tal! speed
and aggress,ive ~iving complaints could be direl;.:ted;
THAT Durham Regional police be requestedtoi)mcourage
offi<;:ers on radar duties to limit the number. of ~iI;lgs
to drivers and to issue speeding .infractiot),e toal!
~ivers exceeding the predetermined . speed threshold
rega:;:clless of the driver's occupation,affHiation lOr
explanation (unless act\J.ally engaged in '~~lJIergency
situation) ;
THAT Durham Regional Police release the names of. speeding
offenderl:l to. the local media for publication similar to
impaired driving charges;
THAT Durham Regional Police be requested toil.ssist in the
development and implementation of a Neigbbol1rhood .speed
Watch/aoad Watch program.
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3.2 REO~~~ ~O~STOP SIGNS ~ ~rEED CO~OL pEV~CES
Public Works has a record of over 120 intersections where
residents have requested placement of unwarranted stQP signs
as a speed control device. The Province of Ontario states in
the "Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Device:" that stop signs
are for right of way controls, they are not intended or
effective as a speed control device (Attachment NO.3).
3.3 HAMp'fDN CONC~RNS
Petition RequestinQ StOD sians and Posted Soeed 0:f30~(Jir
Staff will not recommend stop signs at unwa~r~ted locations
simply as speed control devices. In addition, the Highway
Traffic Act does not permit Council to post any RegUlatory
speed below 40 km/hr on any public Highway. Staff do not
support 24 hour per day 40 km/hr speed zones beca1;l$~they are
unreasonably low over a large area and pt'efeJ:: to<support
stricter enforcement of the existing 50 km/hr limits.
Deleq~tion of Barbara HouaQ~on and Stuar~ Kr~mer
The delegation requested that public Works trucks from the
Hampton yard refrain from using Old Scugog Roa.dand use
Regional Road 57 instead. Officially restrictingtne use .of
municipal trucks from specific roadways should not: be agreed
to as it would set a precedent for other communities to ask
for similar action. The municipal drivers have been ma<ie
aware of the residents' concerns and whenever it is logical
they will be utilizing Regional Road 57. Staff have met with
the delegation and Durham Regional Police and discusse<i speed
enforcement.
An Adult Crossing Guard is not warrant.ed based on previous
studies showing results of only 25% delay when .a warrant
figure of 50% delay is required. Future discuss:ions between
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the school and Durham Regional police may see the int:roQttction
of a student patrol established.
The delegation was provided with some informaticmon traffic
calming which could be proposed by the resi.den.tsprior to
eventual reconstruction of the roadway. The sidewalk
inventory will also be reviewed to determine if any si'dewalks
could be added to assist pedestrians' pri~ to road
reconstruction. Staff will continue to WO.rk with
representative of Hampton, to address speed, pedestrian artd
future traffic calming is'sues;
3.4 ENNISKI~L~ CONCERNS
Actio~ raken BV Staff
After IIIpeed concerns were initially raised in .'~nnil;\killen,
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traffic counters were installed to determine the'apP1:'oxi~te
speed of vehicles near the school. The study,results
indicated that a speed prqblem did exist and DU1:'ham R~ional
Police were notified. Additional speed signs were added..and
the blue hamlet sign was also moved towards the northern
boundary to reflect the additional development 1t{hi<m b.ad taken
place on the west side of Old Scugog Road. A secooa traffic
study was done and police were again notified of the-speeding
concerns. Motor vehicle accident records WElre aTso checked'
and a meeting was held with staff, Durham Regional pqJ.,ice and
the delegation on December 17th, 1997, to discuss a number of
requests and possible solutions.
Soeed
Staff have completed traffic Studies at both the ~nniskillen
public School and near Salter Court. Both locatiQnsliltudie'd
indicated' SPeeding is a valid problem and Inspector Ross Smith
of Durham Regional police, (16 Division- Bowma.nville), has
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recently provided radar enforcement and will continue to' 90
so. The area north of the school on the east side is
undeveloped except for one home and there is a natural
tendency for drivers to begin their acceleration p;ematurely.
Correspondence received on this matter has accused Staff of
denying a speeding problem exists. After reviewins the first
study results, Staff has neVElr disagreed that a problem
existed, but has disagreed with the placement of unwatranted
stop signs as the solution.
Accidents
During the circulation of petitions and letters to the lOcal
residents, reference was made to several accidents and a
little boy being killed near the school. Accident records
verify that there have only been two recordec:i accidents, one
in 1993 near Salter Court and another in 1995 nearWerrydale
Drive. There was never a child pedestrian killed Or injured
, near the school. In addition, there are no police reports of
motorists being forced off the road into the ditch. Thedaily
traffic volumes on Old Scugog Road are light, averaging
between 600-900 vehicles per day.
Lack 9f ~tOD Sians At Hamlet BQundaries
Staff is not aware of any municipality in Ontario which places
unwarranted stop signs at "T" intersection as away of
establishing a distinct outer limit to its community.
Boundaries are marked with combinations of Hamlet signs and
regulatory signing such as 50 ahead and 50 begins.
Reauf'lstfor 40 km/hr Flashina Sian at ~nnisk;i.l1en Sclfool
The Region of Durham has been testing this device at a number
of locations with the final report due out in late March 1998.
If the Regional Study supports the use of the device, whiCh is
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in eftect only during selective school times, St~tf wi~l
:r;eview the placement warrants and may recommend one tqr the
Bnniskillen location.
ReC{f1est fQ~ ~ross~nq Guard at Enniskillep SchQol
T:r;affic volumes are low and crossing guard study ;results
indicated a warrant figure of only 11% rather than .t.he 50%
figu:r;e reQIJired, The school has the optionofworking.wi~h
Durham RegiQnal police to establish a student patrol to q.ssist
children to cross at the proper times.
Staff will continue to work with residents of Enniskillen to
ad<h'es$ speed and pedestrian issues.
3.5 RADARM~SS~GE BOARD/NEIGHSOURij90D 9PEEDl'!ATCH'
Neighbourhood Speed Watch (Road Watch) programs nave existed
in manY locations in the United States and Brit.ish C6lUlllt:lia
for a number of Years. More recently and locally, · the. City of
BW:'lington and the Town of Whitby have purcha~~9":J;'*ssage
Boards with good success and public support.
The unit. is a lightweight :r;adar unit whichc;omQinesa.radar
gun with a large U;:D speed display board. Thel.lnit is
completely portable and can be moved from comttl\IDity to
community when speed concerns are :r;aised. The:r;ada:r; unit is
loaned to voluntee:r; members of the cOffilllunitysuch as;tnell\berS'
ofp!lrent teacher associations who record licence plates of
speeding vehicles and provide the information to the. police.
The police issue warnings to offending motori$,tlilahd may
follQwup with personal visits to habitual offengers.
Early models of the radar message board included a t;.;t:'ailer and
built in generator with a cost of $22,000.01:>. The new
lightweight versions sell for. approximately $3,.200. OIl. In
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addition to community groupe, the radar unit wi~lbe>us~d py
P1.1blic Works. traffic staff for speed studies where the traffic
counters with road tubes are impractical. A copy of an
artic;le from the Ontario Traffic Confe~ence November/December
magazine, which includes sample guid~lines for use of the
radar meseage board, is shown as Attachment ijo 4.
4.t) CONCLUSIONS
4.1 From the above, it is concluded that speeding,anda99rl!ilssive
driving is a wide spread concern which d~servee attention at
the Provincial level. A Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch
type program with the use of a Radar Message Board woUld bring
residents concerns to the attention of Il\Otor.ists in their
communities and improve speed compliance.
Respectfullysub\TIitted,
Reviewed by,
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Director of Public Works
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a --Chief AdmiIiistrativeOfficer
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Attachments
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A 2.11 "STOP" Sign
(Ra-1, Ra-101, Ra-1101, Ra-1t)
Guidelines and Warrants for "Stop" Signs
"Stop" sign control results in delay to motorists and may
increase some types of collision experience. "Stop"
signs should, therefore, not be used indiscriminately.
"Stop" signs are not intended to be used as speed
control devices. Their usage should be limited to the
control of right-of-way conflicts.
In generai, "Stop" signs should only be used where
traffic engineering studies considering such factors as
traffic speeds. traffic volumes, restricted sight lines and
collision experience indicate that the usage of "Stop"
signs is warranted.
"Stop" signs shall not be used on the same approach to
intersections where traffic control signals are operat-
ing. Portable or part-time "Stop" signs shall not be used
except in emergency or temporary situations, such as
in conjunction with Traffic Control Persons or at inter-
sections where traffic signals are inoperative.
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The following guidelines and warrants for .Stop" sign
control are recommended for use at rural and urban
intersections:
i. On a CuJii(j j 06....., Gilt S~, eel vi ,..h'\iflSnip InlBisectlng
with a King's Highway.
2. On a minor street or road entering a through street
or highway.
3. At unsignalized intersections in a signalized area,
except where they would interfere with trafficsignal
progression.
4. At intersections where the appl ication ofthe normal
right hand rule would be unduly hazardous.
5. Where three or more right angle collisions per year
have occurred and methods of reducing the collision
experience, such as sight line improvements, street
lighting, parking prohibitions, enforcement,
geometric revisions, and a Yield sign, have been
tried and found to be inadequate.
A 2.11.01 One and Two-Way "STOP" Sign
Controls
When two major highways intersect, and there is no
priority to determine which direction should be stopped,
a traffic study should be conducted.
A 2.11.02 All-Way "STOP" Sign Controls
The following guidelines and warrants for All-Way
"Stop" sign controls are recommended for use at rural
or urban intersections. All-Way .Stop" sign controls
may be used:
1. a) At two roadways with similar volume demand
and operating characteristics. The approaches
should bedirectly opposing (Leo not offset),
should preferably approach at right angies (i.e
no skewed approaches) and have an equal
number of lanes.
b) As an interim measure where traffic control'
signals are warranted -buf cannot be
implemented immediately.
c) At locations (laVing a high aCCident frequency
where less restrictive measures have been
tried and found inadequate. For the purposes
of this warrant, a high accident frequency is an
average of four accidents per year for a three
year period. Only those accidents susceptible
to relief through multi-way .Stop" control will be
considered (i.e. right angle and turning type
collisions). Included in this warrant are those
locations where visibility problems exist which
limit the safe approach~eed to less than 15
kilo metres per hour, thereby creating an
unreasonable accident potential. Special
advance warning or overhead flashing lights
may be necessary to augment the control if
vertical or horizontal alignment is a factor.
d) As a means of providing an introductory
period to accu'stom drivers to a reversal of
intersection control. Installation under this
warrant shall be in conformance with Section
A2.11.04 of this manual.
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2. On arterial roads and major coliector streets the
following volume warrant may be used:
a) a total vehicle volume on aU intersection
approaches exceeding 500 vehicies per hour
for each of any eight hours of the day and,
b) a combined vehicular and pedestrian volume
on the minor street exceeding 200 units per
hour (all vehicles plus pedestrians wishing to
enter the intersection) for each of the same
eight hours, with an average delay to traffic on
the minor street (either vehicles or pedestrians
wishing to enter the intersection) of greater
than thirty seconds and,
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c) a volume split that does not exceed 70/30. Volume
on the major street is defined as vehicles only.
Volume on the minor street includes all vehicles
plus any pedestrians wishing to cross the major
roadway.
3. On roads and streets not considered to be either
arterial or major collector streets.
a) a total vehicle voiume on all intersection
approaches exceeding 350 for the highest
hour recorded and,
b) a volume split does not exceed 75/25 forthree-
way control or 65/35 for a four-way control.
Volume is defined as vehicles only.
10. As a means of deterring the movef!1en! of through
traffic in a residential area.
11. Where visibility of the sign is hampered by curves
or grades, and insufficient safe stopping distance
exists.
12. Where any other traffic device controlling right-of-
way is permanentiy in place within 250 m, with the
exception of a Yield sign.
Where it has been determined by the presiding Road
Authority that an All-Way "Stop" is warranted, the sign
may be supplemented with an "All-Way" tab (Ra-1t)
directly below the "Stop" sign. ---.<-
All-Way "Stop" sign controls should not be used under A 2.11.03 Location of "Stop" Signs
the following conditions:
1. Where the protection of pedestrians, schoolchildren
in particular, is a prime concern. This concern can
usually be addressed by other means.
2. As a speed control device.
3. On roadways where progressive signal timing
exists.
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speed limit in excess of 60kmlh.
5. At intersections having less than three, or more
than four, approaches.
6. At intersections that are offset. poorly defined or
geometrically substandard.
7. On truck or bus routes, except in an industrial area,
or where two such routes cross.
8. On multi-lane approaches where a parked or
stopped vehicie on the right will obscure the "Stop"
sign.
:;j 9. Where traffic would be required to stop on grades.
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ATTACHMENT NO. 4
REPORT NO. WD-4-98
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, Radar Board As An
Educational Tool
by John Marshall, Secretary/Treasurer
On September 8th President Greg Dell and myself
attended the official launch of The City of Burlington
Road Safety Committee's radar message board. The
message board will be operated by volunteers and
will be strictly an educational tool. AB has been
demonstrated with impaired driving campaigns, it is
imperative that both drivers and the community
''buy'' into the programs. As drinking and driving has
become socially unacceptable, although there are
still some "hard core" problems, progress has been
made in reducing this' problem. Many drivers who
exceed the posted limit are unaware of their speed
and the message board will help advise them of this
problem.
The Radar Message Board is a light weight radar
unit which combines a radar gnn with a large LED
speed display board. The unit runs on either a bat-
tery pack, or can be connected to any 12 volt battery
(i.e. automobile battery). The unit is completely
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
= STREET LIGHTING
SUPPLIED
INSTALLED
SERVICED
Stacey Electric
Company Limited
ESTABLISHED 1907
106 HOWDEN RD" SCARBOROUGH, ON M4A lA9
Phone: (416) 752-6380
Fax: (416) 752-9740
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portable, it fits nicely into any passenger vehicle,
and comes complete with a community s~gn request.
ing drivers to "DRIVE SLOWLY". The unit will be
maintained by the City of Burlington Traffic Services
Department and the following guidelines have been
laid out for use of the unit;
. The Radar Message Board (RMB) is permitted for
use in daylight hours only and shall not be oper-
ated in the dark.
. RMB will not be permitted to operate in rain,
snow, fog or any other form of precipitation nor in
strong wind conditions.
. The RMB will be operated by_ 2 adults, over the
age of 21 years, at all times. ~., ---
. A maximum of 5 working days (1 work-week) is
allowed per street.
. RMB equipment may only be operated on streets
which have residential frontages.
. Minimum sight lines are specified for location of
the RMB and Community Display Sign.
. Operators are requested to keep track of all vehi"
cle speeds during the duration of the survey and
submit this to the Traffic Services Department.
This will allow an up-to-date inventory of vehicle
speeds for the location.
. A RMB Citizen Report may be submitted to the
Halton Regional Police Force as long as the vehi-
cle registers in excess of 20 km/h over the posted
speed and all details of the infraction are provided
on the Citizen Report Form.
While no fines can be issued, the Halton Regional
Police Force have indicated that a letter will be sent
to the registered owner of the vehicles requesting
them to adhere to the posted limits. If three infrac-
tions are noted police may pay a visit to the offender.
The RMB came to the attention of Burlington staff
during a display at an Ontario Traffic Conference
suppliers trade show and the information was
relayed back to the Burlington Road Safety
Committee. Ida Parsons, chair of the committee,
gave credit to the Burlington Insurance Brokers
Association for paying the $2,800.00 cost of the unit
and associated signage.
With the reasonable cost of the unit, sponsorship
possibilities and volunteer operations of the RMB
there is no reasOn why every community in Ontario
could not have this valuable educational tool in oper-
ation. Further information may be obtained from
Scott Gillner, City of Burlington traffic technologist,
at (905) 335-7838. 0
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