Ever wish there was something you could do to help slow down drivers who
speed through your neighborhood? There is!

The City of Eugene uses the three E's: enforcement - engineering -
education, to help deal with this neighborhood safety and livability
issue. You've seen the motorcycle cops (enforcement) and traffic
calming features such as speed humps and bump-outs (engineering). You
can be part of the education program. Neighborhood Services and the
Police Department work together to sponsor a volunteer radar program.
Volunteers are trained to use radar guns to measure vehicle speed, and
working with another volunteer, collect other information about the
incident. A letter from the appropriate Neighborhood Association is
sent to the registered owner of the vehicle sharing the information and
asking them to slow down.

Over the years that we have sponsored this program, we have received
letters such as the following: "Thank you for your time and energy in
regards to the speed of which I was driving on February 3rd. I have
driven more carefully and have taken better note of posted speed limits.
Please accept my apologies as I don't believe it should happen again."

There is a training session for new volunteers scheduled for Saturday,
July 15th, from 10 a.m. until about 1 p.m. The class is held at the 2nd
and Chambers training center used by the Police and Fire Departments.

If you would like to attend the training, learn to use the radar guns,
and volunteer for the program, please contact Lisa Barrong at
(541) 682-8248