After witnessing various town officials ignore several residents' complaints related to the quality of life here in Mt.Gretna, I decided to measure and record certain aspects of what those complaints were about. So, I purchased a radar gun with a big digital display and set it up in the front yard. I also positoned the video recorder to record the readouts as vehicles drove through Mt. Gretna on 117.
The usual findings are that the largest majority of drivers on this road travel at well over the speed limit--even 50mph is not unusual. And, this routine speeding happens even with Cornwall Police cruisers parked at the tennis courts or elsewhere in Mt. Gretna.
Here is a sampling of readouts from just a ten minute time span, recorded in early Sept. Again, remember, this is just a ten minute time frame--which means that there are hundreds of speeding vehicles blasting through Mt. Gretna in a week. And, remember, that on a prolific month of ticket writing for Cornwall P.D., they maybe issue one ticket--and, I have never seen that speed radar trailer actually IN Mt. Gretna or used for obtaining detailed speed data (as Chief Harris touted that it was capable of when the trailer was acquired).
There are even more pix like these from that time period--but I think the point is made...
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