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‘Operation Double-Take’ Yields Results, Making Surrey Drivers Think Twice

10 Feb, 2020 07:55 PM

    Surrey RCMP is sharing encouraging results from the first three months of ‘Operation Double-Take’, a road safety initiative that was launched in partnership with Vision Zero Surrey and ICBC.


    In October 2019, cut-outs of a Mountie and an RCMP cruiser were deployed across the city, in areas identified as high-collision locations, with the goal of making our roads safer by decreasing the speed on streets (see previous release).


    Over the first three months of the initiative, the cut-outs were deployed to the following locations:


    1) 8800-block of 144 Street

    2) 17100-block of Fraser Highway

    3) The intersection of 28 Avenue/184 Street

    4) 12500-block of 96 Avenue


    At these locations, speed recording equipment was installed before and during the deployments so that any variation in driving habits relating to speed could be accurately monitored. The initial data collected shows that, on average, the deployment of the cut-outs resulted in a 12% decrease in the speed of vehicles. Data analysis also indicated that the number of drivers complying with the posted speed limit doubled while the cut-outs were deployed.


    The decrease in average speed we have seen following this initiative is encouraging, says Sergeant Ian MacLellan, Surrey RCMP’s Traffic Services Commander, Operation Double-Take will be continuing to target various high-collision intersections and areas around the city where high-risk driving behaviours have been identified, often with our officers conducting concurrent enforcement.


    Speed reduction is a key focus of Vision Zero as higher speeds increase the likelihood and severity of crashes,said Shabnem Afzal, Road Safety Manager and Vision Zero Surrey Lead. Our analysis shows that this initiative has had the intended results and is contributing to lowering speeds in problem locations.

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