by Chief of Police Kelly Butler
I am sure you have already noticed that the Wortham Police Department has added a new MOBILE SPEED RADAR SPEED SIGN TO THE FLEET. This new sign will allow us to help slow down traffic throughout the city. This mobile speed sign deployed to any location within the community relatively quickly. Similar signs in other communities have been shown to reduce traffic speeds by as much as 9mph, and Wortham PD hopes to see similar results.
Local residents have expressed their concerns about speeding vehicles in several locations throughout our community. This new mobile speed trailer will allow us to move the sign to whatever location needs it most. Also, because the sign will be moved frequently, it will be more likely to catch drivers attention, rather than becoming something they get used to and no longer really see.
The radar speed trailer, a SAM-R model from Stalker Radar, can also track and store the speed and count of all vehicles passing the sign, so Wortham PD can better understand and address traffic patterns throughout the city, and can more effectively deploy traffic enforcement exactly when and where we need it the most.
I would like to say THANK YOU to the Wortham Economic Development Committee for assisting the Wortham Police Department with the purchase of this mobile speed trailer. Our goal is to try and make our community as safe as possible for our families and businesses, I feel this equipment will help us with that goal.
