Written by City services have been extended to Renton’s newest residents of Benson hill this week. City road crews report that they have already picked up 6 tons of trash along road ways, and police officers note they are starting to deal with local enforcement problems.
In one highly visible move, officers have been issuing many, many warnings, and a few citations, to speeders on Benson Highway who need to SLOW DOWN when they get inside of Renton City limits. the police chief reports that the first day on the job, police stopped dozens of speeders on this road to let them know that speed enforcement was going to be taken seriously. In kindness however, they only issued citations to the four worst offenders of the day, all of whom were speeding more than 25 miles per hour over the posted speed. And three of the four cited speeders did not live in the new boundaries of Renton.
Considering we had a speed-related fatality in December in this area, 25 MPH over the limit is just plain reckless.
In coming weeks, lesser violations will switch from warnings to citations…so please slow down. Remember, the police are trying to keep us all safe.
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