May 11, 2009 -
Cracking Down
SInce it's Speed Month in Indianapolis, I though I'd focus on speed for the rest of the month, and the first shiny thing that caught my eye was this item from the Chicago Tribune.
PEORIA, Ill. - Authorities in Peoria are lowering the speed limit in the city's Washington Park, and they say the new ordinance will apply to bicyclists, as well as motorists.
The speed limit in the park is scheduled to drop from 20 to 15 mph by the end of the month, and Captain Jonathan Davis of the Part District Police says the average speed of a bicycle through the park is currently anywhere from 18 to 21 mph.
Davis says speeding cyclists could be issued warnings or citations, depending on the seriousness of the offense.
I suppose the park police had to do something to stop those scofflaws, although I doubt this will lead to a pedal-powered version of Smokey and the Bandit anytime soon.
