New Speed Indicator Signs Installed at Community Concern Sites
March 22, 2019
Lisburn & Castlereagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) has today installed three Speed Indicator Devices in Carryduff, Anahilt and Maghaberry in response to road safety concerns by local residents. These signs are primarily an education tool to advise motorists to slow down to prevent death and serious injury on our roads. The initiative will be expanded with a further seven devices to be installed at various locations in the coming weeks.
Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) are temporary vehicle activated signs which detect and display real-time vehicle speeds in an attempt to change drivers’ speed behaviour. They also store data on all approaching vehicles irrespective of speed, which includes the number of vehicles detected, the average speeds of the vehicles, the number of speed violations and the speed reductions being achieved by the signs. They are used most effectively in areas where the speed limit is restricted as a reminder to drivers that they need to slow down.
Speaking about the initiative, Councillor Brian Hanvey, Chairman of the PCSP, said: “Road safety has been identified by the PCSP as one of its key priorities and the signs have been installed in response to this issue. Speeding is one of the main causation factors of death and serious injury on our roads and motorists need to be aware of the devastating consequences of road traffic collisions. This initiative has been developed over the last eighteen months and I am delighted to see it come to fruition today. I am aware of the concerns of the community in the areas where these signs have been erected and I hope that they will have a positive impact in reducing speed and changing behaviours of those who use our roads. Over the next number of weeks a further seven devices will be installed across the Lisburn and Castlereagh area providing reassurance to those who have campaigned tirelessly on road safety issues.”
Cllr Hanvey continued: “In the longer term, the data which is collected from the devices will hopefully be used to inform those responsible for road safety including the police and other government departments to ascertain the level of speed violations and the times of day when speeding is most likely to occur. What the camera does not do is record number plates and there is no repercussion of enforcement related to these devices.”
Superintendent David Beck said: “As PSNI District Commander I am keen to work with the PCSP and the community to help reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Excess speed continues to be one of the main causation factors for road traffic collisions so I would see the introduction of Speed Indicator Devices as part of our strategy to help educate motorists and reduce that risk.”