Stirling-Rawdon council has voted to approve the installation of automatic speed-tracking signs in an effort to calm traffic along Campbellford Road.
During Tuesday’s council meeting, members of council discussed a handful of options for reducing speed along the road. Those options included radar speed signs, speed-enforcement cameras, speed bumps, and narrowing the road with delineators.
The chosen option of radar speed signs will see a pair of signs mounted along the road that measure and display a driver’s speed back to them, with drivers moving over the speed limit encouraged to slow down. The signs will also gather and store statistics on the speed of vehicles that pass them. The signs are expected to cost $11,000 for two signs.
Speed cameras were not recommended by municipal staff due to plans by the provincial government to eliminate their use. Staff also advised council against speed bumps due to potential increases in traffic noise as vehicles break before the bump and then accelerate again afterwards.
The delineators were also not recommended, as they would have to be removed and reinstalled every winter.
