Excessive speeding is the common cause of serious traffic accidents, injuries and deaths. The City's Speed Reader Board Program strives to reduce excessive speeding by increasing driver awareness of posted speed limits and providing instant feedback by displaying the actual speed being traveled.

The City's portable speed reader board and two pole mounted speed reader boards are equipped with radar units that are designed to detect the speeds of passing motorists. Speeds are recorded and displayed on the highly visible reader boards.

The devices are set up in strategic locations throughout the city including on arterial, collector and local roads, and in school and playground zones.

The Speed Reader Board Program:

• Increases awareness about excessive speeding;
• Helps augment other speed awareness education and enforcement programs like Speed Watch;
• Is an effective, inexpensive traffic education tool.