In October 2019, the speeds of more than 180,000 vehicles were recorded by HPC’s SAM2 device on Stalham Road. The unit monitored incoming traffic travelling down Stalham Road towards the Brook Park roundabout and it was calibrated to 40mph, as per the official speed limit for this stretch of road. Despite the 40mph speed limit, however, more than 11,000 vehicles were recorded at speeds of 45mph or more, with more than 500 of these vehicles travelling at speeds of 55mph or more.
In November 2019, the speeds of more than 250,000 vehicles were recorded by HPC’s SAM2 device on Stalham Road. The unit monitored outgoing traffic and it was calibrated to 40mph, as per the official speed limit for this stretch of road. Despite the 40mph speed limit, however, almost 15,000 vehicles were recorded at speeds of 45mph or more, with more than 600 of these vehicles travelling at speeds of 55mph or more.
The data collected by the SAM2 has been shared with Norfolk Police. Please slow down in our village.