A friendly reminder that the speed limit on campus is 30 kilometres and hour.

The following is a contribution from TRU Health and Safety…

TRU’s Health & Safety department invited Speed Watch to campus as a safety initiative and on Oct 29, Speed Watch volunteers observed 500 vehicles over four hours between noon and 4pm. That breaks down to 218 at the West Gate entrance and 282 at East Gate.

At their West Gate location they noted:

• 55% of drivers obeying the posted 30 km/h speed limit
• 24% were up to 10 km/h over the limit
• 19% were 11-20 km/h over the limit
• 1.5% were driving at higher than 21 km/h over the limit
• The highest speed observed was 76 km/h

At the East Gate entrance they noted a larger percentage of drivers were exceeding the speed limit, and:

• 38% drove within the limit
• 39% were up to 10 km/h over
• 19% were 11-20 km/h over
• 5% were more than 21 km/h over the limit
• The highest speed observed was 57 km/h

Off the cell phones
It seems however that while many drivers were exceeding the speed limit, most have got the message about using their cell phones while driving:

• 5% of drivers were seen using their cell phones while driving.

Conclusion

"We all need to slow down—a costly accident or injury is not worth the few minutes saved by speeding." — Stacey Jyrkkanen, Manager of TRU Occupational Health and Safety

“The Speed Watch results show that a high number of vehicles are exceeding the campus’ 30 km per hour speed limit,” says Stacey Jyrkkanen, Manager of TRU Occupational Health and Safety.

“We all need to slow down—a costly accident or injury is not worth the few minutes saved by speeding. Winter road conditions make stopping distance even greater. Add speeding to the mix and you can have a deadly combination. Please, let’s slow down and take care out there.”

Speed Watch will be returning in the Spring.

What is Kamloops Speed Watch?
Kamloops Speed Watch is a partnership involving volunteer citizens, the RCMP, ICBC, and the City of Kamloops and is designed to help reduce speed related crashes by raising awareness of the actual speeds drivers are traveling.  Speed Watch volunteers use portable radar equipment and electronic digital boards to monitor drivers’ speeds and provide instant visual feedback to these drivers as to how fast they are traveling.