Police Findings: Vehicle Speeds Not Excessive

Following my request for speed enforcement on Oxton Avenue, the Police have now reported their findings.

Based on observations over the course of the past month the Police did not find evidence of on-going, excessive speeding on Oxton Avenue as we had believed.

This was not an unexpected conclusion as I have recently discovered that the speed limit on Oxton avenue is actually 50kms. The 20km and 30km yellow speed signs are in fact recommended speeds limits only.

The Police officers assigned to this request also offered a possible explanation to account for our belief that vehicles are routinely speeding on Oxton by suggesting that Oxton Avenue's slightly angled approach (as opposed to a right angle) to Oriole Parkway appears to create a false perception as to a vehicle's true speed.

The Police did agree that mixing 20,000 cars a day and pedestrians outside of established crossing points (our situation) is a bad mix; never mind the extra pollution that comes with a volume of this magnitude [in our residential neighbourhood].

While the results may not be what we had expected, I'd like to thank the Police for their time, effort and support on behalf of the residents of Oxton-Oriole.

Regards, Mark Rees