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Home My WebLink AboutWD-12-98 ,':10 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON .t' REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Filel1 \ ~O l.G e: Res. # ('.-,PA-~~-'1sY Date: FEBRUARY 2, 1998 liD 12 38 File#: By-Law # Report #: Subject: SPEEDING ON ROBERT ADAMS DRIVE, COURTICE Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-12-98 be received; 2. THAT Inspector Ross Smith of Durham Regional Police, 16 Division, Bowmanville, be advised of the residents' speeding concerns on the northern section of Robert Adams Drive, Courtice; 3. THAT Mr J.W. Shore, via copy of this report, be advised of the Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch Program being developed with the use of a Radar Message Board; and 4. THAT Mr J.W. Shore be requested to contact Ron Baker, Traffic Co-ordinator, Public Works Department, if he and/or another resident is interested in participating in a Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch Program in his area of concern. REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS Key Map petition dated May 20, 1997 from J.W. Shore Radar Message Board Article/Guidelines No 1 : No 2 : No 3 : 2.0 2.1 BACKGROUND At a meeting held Municipality of on July 7, 1997, the Council of the Clarington passed the following PEe,e,<ot:\"AP"R P'"ER It::r1 R'eye'E THISISPR'NTEOao<RECVC""DPAPER 11 01 > .. . RBPORT NO.: WD-12-98 PAGE 2 . resolution: "THAT the petition received from J.W. Shore requesting that action be taken to curtail the excessive speeding on the northern section of Robert Adams Drive in Courtice, be received; THAT the correspondence be referred to the Director of Public Works for review and preparation of a report to pe submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and THAT J.W. Shore be advised of Council's decision." 3 .0 RBVIBW AND COMMENT 3.1 When the petition was reviewed by staff in July 1997, the Durham Regional Police were advised of the complaint and asked to monitor the location. 3.2 Robert Adams Drive is a collector road with a regtilatotY speeci of 50 km/hr, connecting Prestonvale Road and GlenabbeY Drive. A traffic study was conducted for Robert Adams Drive, north of Sagewood Avenue, on August 20, 1997. Results of this study, along with comparative date from studies of other 50km roadways, are included in the following table: LOCATION AVERAGE 85TH\ILB VOLUD SPBBD SPEED Robert Adams Drive 35 58 1,626 prestonvale Road 47 67 2,800 Glenabbey Drive 43 58 3,000 George Reynolds 35 57 2,500 Drive Trulls Road 53 67 1.600 Robert Adams Drive ONLY: , >60 km/hr 153 vehicles or 9.4% of all traffic >65 km/hr 76 vehicles or 4.7% of all traffic 1102 ~ . R&PORT NO.: WD-12-98 PAGB 3 3.3 Although not specified in this petition as a solution, there have been previous requests for stop signs on Robert Adams Drive to control speeding. The intersections along Robert Aqams Drive do not meet the provincial warrants for all~way stop signs. The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices published by the Province of Ontario states that stop signs are not intended or effective as speed control deviCes. 3.4 During Janua:n- 1998, Council approved the purchase of a Radar Message Board and development of Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch type programs. Public Works is developing a program to assist residents with speed concerns but, similar to Neighbourhood Crime Watch or Block Parents, this program requires participation of the concerned residents in order to be successful. (see Attachment No.3) 4.0 CONCLOSIONS 4.1 From the above, it is concluded that a combination of police enforcement and participation of the concerned residents should reduce the traffic concerns. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, ~~P. Eng. Director of Public Works ~ W. H. Stockwell Chief Administrative Officer RDB*SAV*ce January 28, 1998 At tachments (3) Inspector Ross Smith 16th Division Durham Regional Police 77 Centre Street ~orth Oshawa, Onta.rio L1G 4B7 J.W. Shore 53 Robert Adams Drive Courtice, ON L1E 1T9 1103 ------- ~ -,------------ - ---------------- ---=- VJ..9""",\l.~~ ~ ~.~ ~ ~---~~~------------------- i ana'\' ~~'_ _ _ '\ (, .s ~ __ ) \ \ ~ __~- -~_//u I I J L St. r;:~-=--I i-lf=- ) / l\l_~1 -.;' II "II ~ / 11-.; ~-,I; ~II 01 1 i '" I I ~ " I ~ I \ "Iii II &! ~ '5,1 ~ I I ~ I I I -g'E I j!! :I: ~~~-~~J I ~]I ~ f'L /- - L__ I)i c""j U >:..-.~II u ~':~}:~)! 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Drivers proceeding south treat the street as a ramp way to the undeveloped section. Drivers proceeding north attain a high speed in the undeveloped section and carry this speed through to the developed area The concerned residents in the area suggest that a study be implemented as soon as possible to determine a solution to this dangerous and disturbing problem. We would like to thank you in adv~for any ac;ion you take to address this concern . )~L" .w. Shcrr'~""""-1 . ./' c'lDE'-RlSK-~nON I'~; 53 Robert Adams Drive t...2...2. 432-9281./ : ACK. BY 1-.,1./ t I ,;4, I ORIGlNAt ~~, , ; I S TO: Attachment: ( Endorsement by wnc.erned Residents ) ATTACHMENT NO. 2 REPORT NO. WD-12-98 )1.. ,'-"~. 1105 I .t'. I I I DANGEROUS SPEEDING CONDITIONS ROBERT ADAMS DRIVE - COURTICE We the undersigned, support the concerns and request for immediate action as outlined in the subject letter. NAME ADDRESS ~~ i....{U -<S ~=-y-.,'S ~('. "53 ~ c ( 0,4;1,) . V,,"- -'''~~ j ~~j>'.,-_. . sq /.<.Of3t:rZ.r, _ ~ 5 C?R r-c ,..., /" /? ,,- n.-;- At< 11 /0 ___ ,...... r? -v ~ .,7/ .-; / V /l / " , . [,{tit.~ /-" / ,-> _'-- 0- _ / {/'./ - DfL J)f~ I ~-~ ~=rv-...~ 3d ,< 1106 I (, . / ,/ DANGEROUS SPEEDING CONDITIONS ROBERT ADAMS DRIVE - COURTICE We the undersigned, support the concerns and request for immediate action as outlined in the subject letter. NAME ADDRESS So i2-L~ 5 v L-- "'~lIJ~ k:;MA. 1YJ<!(\n, , A ]),.-'. ~ ~'--~~ '^-. \ \~lAL~ L0lL~ q M "I" ,1,1" -J (i,-L- III",:: ~Mt' ^~~ " 7: i ..ok>- ~ \\, --:::-.' 0~ 1\\ n Dc~ ~6. 1\ ~~c<\\~,,~ ~-\ , ~\ ~ '> \J( 1107 I /,., ":....-., " -." . . . DANGEROUS SPEEDING CONDITIONS ROBERT ADAMS DRIVE - COURTICE We the undersigned, support the concerns and request for immediate action as outlined in the subject letter. NAME I ADDRESS 0>\ ~O~,/\- (\ (,).J:trY->~ ~:. u. v-> Ie k Rd. ~ (?~v\..'-0J "'/' ;2 ~~~~ ~" Od~~ N;c.~<f\I'\~I\~ \-\or/;_~ & !1/~~ ~"'J?H .l --;c-.;r ." .. .. f0 LEA:w. -1J5!fHd . II? /) Il,,~.. II /.+~ /6 /0 [vI v4e{CZ,v'-5. '?n/ ~~oJ Ote4 ~~ /.- 'J 3SlC,0t- oZ.a.. h ^ ~ d -3 /7J U /-. h' 0 L. L .4~~ L/<?_/ l-IIE / T'l ;<+ ~ ~ ! Ii ~/e ./~- ,,/--1 ~-- ~:.L {/ J-?2 d/~. ~~~ '7 (.) 1108 / /: DANGEROUS SPEEDING CONDITIONS ROBERT ADAMS DRIVE - COURTICE We the undersigned, support the concerns and request for immediate action as outlined in the subject letter. mM!.:T: I V ~ ffAKQ N"t-- LftR^'f LEE: . 1109 1110 ATTACHMENT' NO. 3 REPORT NO. WD-12-98 ,.-R'adar 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. As 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 gun 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 6 November I December 1997 . The Ontario Traffic ConferencE' portable, it fits nicely into any passenger vehicle, and comes complete with a community sign 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 rll]r~tinf1 ()f tho <::ll....~'c.~. .-,,~~ 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 Policl' Furce 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. gd\t; ClTUiL to the BuriIngton 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 1 III