According to the INDOT report, speeds dropped by up to 4 miles per hour when warning signs went up in mid-August.
“Three main goals of the program: That’s to save lives, to reduce the incidents of crashes and to slow people down through the work zone,” said Natalie Garret, INDOT’s strategic communications director. “Kind of an overarching goal is making sure everyone goes home safe at the end of the day — motorists, their passengers and those that are working out there on the road.”
Three months in, it appears the cameras may be working.
According to the INDOT report, speeds dropped by up to 4 miles per hour when warning signs went up in mid-August. When the mobile enforcement units were added, the state reported speeds decreased by up to 6 miles per hour.
On average, INDOT reports the number of people going 11 miles per hour or faster …