Published January 18, 2007 10:37 pm -
Hermitage Police Department will be participating in a pilot program with PennDOT to use two new speed enforcement tools, Chief Patrick B. McElhinny said Thursday.

Hermitage police getting new tools for speed enforcement


The Herald

HERMITAGE —

Hermitage Police Department will be participating in a pilot program with PennDOT to use two new speed enforcement tools, Chief Patrick B. McElhinny said Thursday.

Electronic Non-Radar Detection Device is used for speed enforcement, and the Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailer is designed to help police measure the effectiveness of enforcement activities.

The department currently uses the Excessive Speed Preventer system for speed enforcement. ESP has two wires set 6 inches apart, and vehicle speed is measured by the time it takes for a vehicle to cross the wires. ENRADD, made by YIS/Cowden of York and Williamsport, emits two infrared beams that are tripped by vehicles, and the speeds are sent by radio to a police cruiser stationed some distance away. A chase cruiser will not be needed to flag down speeders, so only one policeman can man a speed enforcement detail.

The ENRADD equipment will arrive Feb. 6 and the company will train department members how to use it.

The trailer, made by Kustom Signals Inc. of Lenexa, Kan., lists the posted speed and the speeds of vehicles approaching it. The unit creates a data base of speeds traveled for review by police.