Speed Watch

What is Speed Watch?

The Vancouver Speed Watch program came into being on April 1, 1996 as a branch of the Citizens' Crime Watch. Volunteers monitor speeds throughout the city including school and playground zones. Using portable radar equipment and electronic signboards for feedback, drivers are made aware of their speed as they travel along neighbourhood streets. Information gathered by volunteers is used to determine if an area requires additional enforcement from traffic members.

The Speed Watch Program can also assist in addressing specific traffic problems through:

• increased police awareness
• public and community education
• involving the Vancouver City Traffic and Transportation Section
• neighbourhood action
• traffic calming initiatives

If you have a traffic concern in your neighbourhood, Speed Watch may be able to help. Contact the Traffic Support Unit at (604) 717-2999 for more information.