Edina Police Cracking Down on Failure to Signal
The Edina Police Department is focusing on one of the most prevalent, under-enforced traffic violations.
In the second month of a year-long push at curbing problematic behaviors around Edina, the Edina Police Department is going to be stepping up enforcement of drivers who fail to properly signal their turns.
It's one of the most prevalent and under-enforced among traffic violations, according to the department.
“These violations may pose little safety risk to the driver, but failing to signal has a great potential for accidents caused by other affected motorists,” said Sgt. Scott Kuyper.
Citations could be issued in extenuating circumstances, but the program is largely geared toward warning and educating residents who might be caught violating the statutes or codes.
Coming months will see police focus on the failure to signal a turn, unsafe equipment, failure to display headlights, bicycle safety, curfew violations, pedestrian safety, child and seatbelt safety, school bus stop arm protocol, speed in school zones, night and snow paring and the "move over" law.
The statutes will obviously be enforced year-round—as they always are—but officers will simply be paying additional attention to the focal point of the month.
More information is available by contacting the Edina Police Department at 952-826-1610.
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Mike B.
6:41 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Like most things in life, it's just using common sense... in most cases, there is no need to signal a right turn after a stop without pedestrians around. Or when there is no traffic or pedestrians in an area at all.
Grant Leese
8:59 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Edina Police should lead by example. A few weeks ago I was behind an Edina Police Officer driving south on 100, he changed lanes twice and never once signaled.
Privacy
3:52 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I disagree Mike B. we should always signal as you may not see the traffic if its a child or kids running to/from yards not actually on the roads. In addition those on the road with Bicycles need to use the proper arm signals and stop sign observance too. I agree with Grant, no excuses for Police speeding without lights and sirens (Ive seen) nor failure to signal by them as you have seen.