Interesting results from the much-discussed deployment of Hoveton Parish Council’s SAM2 sign on Stalham Road in July. Over a four-week period, more than 170,000 vehicles were detected. The speed limit on this stretch of road is 40mph. Only 6% of vehicles were recorded at speeds of 45mph or more. There were over 150 vehicles recorded at 60mph or more, and one at a truly eye-watering 100mph. As always, Hoveton Parish Council has passed this data to our local police.

During this deployment the sign was set to trigger a warning at 30mph. When it is next placed in this location, the sign will be calibrated to trigger at 40mph so we can compare the results and judge what effect, if any, the sign is having on traffic speeds.