The city of Lexington is adding speed feedback signs. A review of the traffic strategy came last week before a council committee.
Traffic Engineer Manager Roger Mulvaney said 30 permanent electronic signs displaying speeds of vehicles are positioned throughout the city. “The neighbors feel that there’s a positive message conveyed to drivers to slow down and the neighbors see more brake lights and they feel that something is being done about speeding in their neighborhoods,” said Mulvaney
Mulvaney noted two new speed feedback signs are going up along Fortune Drive, two on Belleau Wood, and one on West Maxwell. Council Member Angela Evans asked about the effectiveness of these signs to lower speeds. “People are still going well above the posted speed limit,"she said. "So I just look at that and say 'people aren’t, they’re not going to stop speeding', so what’s another message or a different alternative that we can do?"
Mulvaney said strict enforcement can also help. He told council it's possible to administer speeding tickets through radar technologies but it is not currently not allowed under Kentucky law.?
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