Black Cat speed monitors reveal chronic speeding problems on Brock Road
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PUSLINCH – Over five days between Jan. 28 and Feb. 3, Black Cat speed monitors installed along Brock Road in Puslinch tracked the speeds of 63,739 vehicles.
Complaints of speeding on the 50km/h roadway led police to install the monitors, purchased by the county in 2020.
The roadway has been the site of 249 collisions over five years, none fatal, according to responses from OPP traffic sergeant Adam McGough emailed to the Advertiser.
A detailed breakdown of collisions could not be provided, McGough stated.
Data from the monitors, presented to the Police Services Board in March, revealed 25,088 northbound vehicles were travelling at least 65km/h, or at least 15km/h over the posted speed limit. For southbound traffic, 29,089 vehicles were found to be travelling at least 15km/h over the limit.
Based on the data, the road was recommended for what police call “enhanced enforcement.”
More practically, that means police “make a concerted effort to conduct traffic enforcement more regularly in that particular area,” McGough explained.
Stationary and mobile speed enforcement could be brief or extended, and occurs unscheduled, taking place between calls for police assistance.
Police do not freely disclose enforcement timelines, but McGough stated focused enforcement had already occurred, resulting in 22 tickets issued, including 13 for speeding.
