Speed Reader In Front Of Guilford School

By Jack Kramer

Correspondent

GUILFORD, CT – What works in Branford, works in Guilford too.

The town of Branford’s police department has been moving a radar speed sign in front of many of its schools in advance of the first day of classes, on Monday August 28th.

Well, not to be outdone, the town of Guilford has had a sign of its own warning drivers to slow down, for years, in front of the Elisabeth Adams Middle School in Guilford.

The school is off the heavily traveled Church Street, which is easily accessible by both Interstate 95 and the nearby Boston Post Road.

The speed limit in front of the school is 25 miles per hour.

The first day of classes in Guilford is Thursday, August 31st.

The radar speed sign is an interactive sign, constructed of a series of LEDs that displays vehicle speed as motorists approach.

The purpose of the radar speed signs it to slow cars down by making drivers aware when they are driving above the posted limits.

They are used as a traffic calming device in addition to or instead of physical devices such as speed humps, speed cushions, speed tables, and speed bumps.