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Obey the Speed Limit While Driving Through Braddock
We are all busy and often in a hurry. However, speeding and reckless
driving are a danger both to ourselves and others. Especially in the
summer, when school is out and more people - notably children - are out
walking around, we need to be careful while driving so as not to endanger
pedestrians.
After citizens complained of unsafe conditions on some streets due to
speeding drivers, Fairfax County police, at Supervisor Cook’s request,
conducted two enhanced speed enforcement efforts. These involved
assigning several squad cars in teams to a designated place for a period
of a few days. The squads worked together to identify, flag down, and
ticket speeding drivers.
It was a great success. Our first effort, organized during the month of
April on Olley Lane near Little River Turnpike, yielded 54 speeding
tickets. Our second, from May 17-21 on Wakefield Chapel Road, yielded 49
speeding tickets. Initial reports are that drivers slowed down after
these enhanced enforcement efforts. We will continue to monitor these
streets, with citizen help, to see if the slower speeds remain.
Captain Ferguson of the West Springfield police district and Paul
Anderson, the VDOT Liason for the Fairfax County Police, remain committed
to working with us to slow down speeding drivers. We will continue to
conduct random, enhanced enforcement efforts at locations identified by
citizens as unsafe due to speeding drivers. Those who speed and are
caught will be ticketed. Enhanced enforcement efforts could occur at any
place and any time, and will never be announced in advance.
Enhanced speed enforcement is for our safety. We don’t need any more
tragedies on our roads. So, slow down, enjoy the scenery, don’t get
ticketed, and be a part of our Braddock-wide effort to keep our
neighborhoods safe.
Zoning Tip of the Month: Parking Violations
Our office has received several calls on the topic of how to report
parking violations. According to Lt. Randy Joyce, Assistant Commander,
West Springfield District Station, citizens should not contact the
district stations to report parking violations that are in-progress.
Instead, the best way to report any parking violation is to contact the
police communications center via the non-emergency phone number,
703-691-2131. Once reported, an officer will be dispatched to handle the
parking violation.
You can also call the Parking Enforcement Section at 703-280-0636.
However, they are better equipped to handle long term issues,
non-immediate violations or those violations that occur on private
property. The Parking Enforcement Section is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and they do not dispatch from that office.
For those of you with web access, Fairfax County has a great site that
explains parking restrictions. Please visit:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/parking_restrictions.htm.
If you do not have web access, please call our office at 703-425-9300
and we will be happy to answer parking related questions for you.
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