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Motorists Who Felt The Need <br />To Speed, Now Feel Pain In The <br />Pocketbook <br />"OPLB$PVOUZ <br />.JOO‡*OBDPPSEJOBUFEFĈPSUUPSFEVDFUIFSF <br />QPSUFEDBVTFPGUSBċDGBUBMJUJFT <br />TQFFEJOH <br />PċDFSTBOEEFQVUJFTGSPN"OPLB <br />County ticketed 305 motorists traveling at illegal and unsafe speeds during a <br />TUFQQFEVQTQFFEFOGPSDFNFOUXFFL <br />.BSDI <br />ăFDBNQBJHOXBT <br />DPPSEJOBUFECZUIF.JOOFTPUB%FQBSUNFOUPG1VCMJD4BGFUZ0ċDFPG5SBċD <br />Safety. <br />Unsafe and illegal speed is the most commonly reported contributing fac- <br />tor in fatal crashes. During 2008–2011, speed was a contributing factor in 9 <br />2$57PĈFST%7%T <br />GBUBMJUJFTJO"OPLB$PVOUZBOEUSBċDEFBUITTUBUFXJEF <br />of Government, Commu- <br /> In Anoka County, an average speeding citation for 10 mph over the limit <br />nity and Sports program- <br />is $125. Motorists stopped at 20 mph over the speed limit face double the <br />ming. <br />đOF <br />BOEUIPTFUJDLFUFEUSBWFMJOHNPSFUIBONQIDBOMPTFUIFJSMJDFOTFGPS <br /> You can order online <br />six months. <br />at www.qctv.org. <br /> “Driving at unsafe speeds puts everyone on the road at risk, and our role <br />is to stop those drivers before they cause a serious crash,” says Anoka County <br />5;%TQPLFTQFSTPO4HU+FĈ8BSOFSi8IFOZPVGPMMPXUIFQPTUFETQFFE <br />ZPV <br />DBOBWPJEBDSBTI <br />BOEBWPJENFFUJOHBOPċDFSPOUIFTJEFPGUIFSPBEu <br />Consequences of Speeding <br /> Anoka County Law Enforcement agencies cite these <br />dangers of speeding: <br />• Greater potential for loss of vehicle control. <br />• Increased stopping distance. <br />• Less time available for driver response for crash <br /> avoidance. <br />• Increased crash severity leading to more numerous <br /> and severe injuries. <br />"OPLB$PVOUZ4IFSJĈT%FQBSUNFOU <br />"OPLB <br />#MBJOF <br /> <br />Centennial Lakes, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, <br />Fridley, Lino Lakes, Ramsey, Spring Lake Park, and St. <br />Francis Police Departments, are all local participating law <br />enforcement agencies. <br /> Anoka County agencies are conducting “speed <br />XFFLTu‡FYUSBTQFFEFOGPSDFNFOUBOEFEVDBUJPOFĈPSUT <br />— through Sept. 30, 2013, as part of the Department of <br />1VCMJD4BGFUZ0ċDFPG5SBċD4BGFUZ5PXBSE;FSP%FBUIT <br />USBċDTBGFUZJOJUJBUJWF"QSJNBSZWJTJPOPGUIF5;% <br />program is to create a safe driving culture in Minnesota in <br />which motorists support a goal of zero road fatalities by <br />practicing and promoting safe and smart driving behavior. <br />TZD focuses on the application of four strategic areas to <br />reduce crashes — education, enforcement, engineering <br />and emergency trauma response. <br />16 Ramsey Resident • May/June 2013 <br />