Texas Town Works With Residents to Deter Speeders (Seabrook, TX)

When you’ve finally taken enough complaint calls that you can’t dismiss them any longer, it’s time to take action. And that’s just what a community along the Texas Gulf Coast did.

The director of Public Works said complaints about speeding in neighborhoods were escalating. The city wanted to respond to residents’ needs, and also verify what they were being told — because it’s hard to judge how quickly a car is moving without some way to record and then look at the data.

That investigation quickly led to Radarsign, specifically the TC-400 portable driver speed sign and the larger TC-600S full matrix radar speed sign. 

Since the initial purchase in 2019, the director said his city has expanded the Radarsign program, adding one or two new signs each year. The city budgets for one sign for “trouble spots” along public rights of ways that need stepped-up traffic calming. Additional signs come from a program that shares 50% of the costs with HOAs; and the city agrees to monitor and maintain the sign.

Without having to leave the office, Public Works staff can view  uploaded data  from the signs using the Radarsign Cloud network, then compares it against previous months and years — looking for patterns that might have changed. They share reports with the police department, which determines if enforcement or patrols are needed in those areas. And the data also goes back to the neighborhoods, so they know exactly how fast drivers are taking to their streets. 

The town plans to continue adding another sign or two each year for the foreseeable future.

If your future holds the need for proven traffic calming solutions, check out the Radarsign TC-400 and the TC-600 ,or call us at 678-965-4814.