Neighborhood Speed Watch

Whether your concern is your children playing in the neighborhood, your pet's safety, backing the car out of the driveway, or a blind corner, speeding is a neighborhood issue that often "hits" home.

Neighborhood residents are often frustrated at what little can apparently be done about speeding. Police patrols often provide a short-lived solution to a continuing issue.

The Neighborhood Speed Watch program is a way for neighbors to do something about speeding. It provides neighbors an alternative to yelling an antagonizing "SLOW DOWN" at moving cars.

The Albany Police Department checks out the radar readerboard equipment to organized groups. When citizens report speeding concerns and an organized group does not exist, the Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailer (SMART) system may be used.

An organized group can be a Neighborhood Watch group, parent-teachers associations, churches, or service clubs such as the Rotary and Kiwanis.

The radar readerboard equipment can be checked out free for up to 72 hours. The SMART system will be parked at a requested location for approximately seven daylight hours. For more information, contact Sherri Jacobson at (541) 917-7680, or by E-mail.