[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 158, Issue 13

Sun Sep 15 14:38:59 UTC 2019

Re: Sara Wayland's post re speed limits in RP

Here, here Sara. Public education campaign should promote driving at speed
limits sales lives, property, and huge fines!:-) RP has a good, clean, and
safe atmosphere.

On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 8:00 AM <towntalk-request at riverdale-park.org> wrote:

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>    3. Re: reducing default speed limit on town streets to       20mph
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> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 11:47:55 -0400
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> Hi all,
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> The map for today's PorchFest can be found here:
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> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 19:08:22 -0400
> From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [RP TownTalk] reducing default speed limit on town streets to
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> In the September Town Crier, Mayor Thompson mentioned in his report that
> the council  is considering lowering the default speed limit on town
> streets to 20 mph.
>
> In: http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf
>
> He writes:
>
> *Traffic Safety*
>
> At the July legislative meeting the Town Council decided to defer action on
> a proposal to lower the default speed limit on town streets from 25 mph to
> 20 mph. I believe that the major reason this proposal is coming before us
> is not about what?s going on in town, but in the fact that judges are
> unwilling to convict on speeding offenses unless the driver was exceeding
> the speed limit by at least 10 mph ? which means that the enforceable speed
> limit on town streets, right now, is 35 mph. I have been paying attention
> to my own driving on the residential streets around town (excluding the
> state and county roads), and I seldom exceed 20 mph, and never exceed 30. I
> believe the council will take this decision slowly to allow for education
> and feedback from town residents, so please keep your eyes open for more
> information.
>
> If you have opinions about this (love it or hate it), or want to know more,
> you might want to let your councilperson (find contact information here:
> http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php) to
> let them know how you feel and why.
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> -Sarah
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> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 21:28:50 -0400
> From: Sheri Mattes Wake <smattes3 at gmail.com>
> To: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] reducing default speed limit on town
>         streets to      20mph
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> Hi town, I?m not sure there is any posted speed limit sign on E Beale Cir
> and many people use it as a quick cut-through. Would love some
> speed-reducing measures. I briefly looked into speed humps but it seemed
> like a lengthy process. A speed limit sign or other speed-reducing
> suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 14, 2019, at 7:08 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > In the September Town Crier, Mayor Thompson mentioned in his report that
> the council  is considering lowering the default speed limit on town
> streets to 20 mph.
> >
> > In: http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/September%202019%20Crier%20Proof.pdf
> >
> > He writes:
> >
> > Traffic Safety
> >
> > At the July legislative meeting the Town Council decided to defer action
> on a proposal to lower the default speed limit on town streets from 25 mph
> to 20 mph. I believe that the major reason this proposal is coming before
> us is not about what?s going on in town, but in the fact that judges are
> unwilling to convict on speeding offenses unless the driver was exceeding
> the speed limit by at least 10 mph ? which means that the enforceable speed
> limit on town streets, right now, is 35 mph. I have been paying attention
> to my own driving on the residential streets around town (excluding the
> state and county roads), and I seldom exceed 20 mph, and never exceed 30. I
> believe the council will take this decision slowly to allow for education
> and feedback from town residents, so please keep your eyes open for more
> information.
> >
> > If you have opinions about this (love it or hate it), or want to know
> more, you might want to let your councilperson (find contact information
> here:
> http://www.riverdaleparkmd.gov/government/mayor_and_council/index.php) to
> let them know how you feel and why.
> >
> > -Sarah
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