Speeders Beware: Aberdeen Cops Target Van Brackle Rd. and Others Starting Today
Stepped-up law enforcement begins today, after a resolution passed by the Aberdeen Township Council Tuesday mandating court appearance for traffic violators.
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You may want to hit the brakes while driving through Aberdeen Township -- or find yourself sitting in municipal court with a ticket.
Starting today, Aberdeen Police will be monitoring speeders on five popular cut-throughs linking busy roads throughout Aberdeen. Last night, the Aberdeen Township Council passed a resolution designating them "target enforcement zones." Get caught speeding, and you will have to talk to the judge.
The streets are:
- West Prospect Ave., linking Cliffwood Beach over Route 35 to Cliffwood Ave.
- Cambridge Drive, a residential street connecting Lloyd Road and Route 34
- Ivyhill Drive, connectiing Lloyd and Line Road in Strathmore's "I" section
- Van Brackle Road segment from Holmdel border at Line Road and Route 34
- South Atlantic Avenue, linking Church Street to Route 34
According to the resolution, the purpose of the target enforcement areas is to emphasize safe driving on shortcuts and busy residential roads.
The resolution reads, "Concerned residents along these designated areas should be assured that their safety is important and traffic flow throughout their neighborhoods will be closely monitored."
According to Township Manager Holly Reycraft, the selected roads were chosen based on a recommendation from the police department.
Signs will be placed along these roads indicating that they have been designated a target enforcement area.
Barzillai
8:36 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Most of the residential streets that are listed are unintended thoroughfares deserve this added attention. The Township Police spend a good portion of their time keeping our local streets safe and quiet and I'm glad they focus on trouble spots. But I don't grasp why South Atlantic is on the list. It channels some serious traffic from the school and train station through town and doesn't appear to have a reasonable expectation to be called a residential backwater. I imagine there are some after school and after work drivers coming over that hill a little too fast, but does that really qualify it as a Top 5 enforcement zone?? What am I missing?
Hooty Who
3:24 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
Not really missing anything. Absolutely correct in what you have written, however there are several residential homes on the street between Rt 34 and Church. The road is extremely busy during both rush hours (travelers to the train station) as well as before and after school. Because of the residences, the speed limit is 25 mph. If you agree with the speed limit you must agree with the road being a high target area. The only people that consciously stay below 30 mph on the road are those that are actually thinking about the ramifications should they get caught. Living here 40+ years and I feel pretty confident in saying S.Atlantic and Van Brackle are the 2 biggest traps in town.