The Austin Police Department completed a Stealth Box Study of traffic on Greystone Drive (4200 block between Mesa and West Rim) on December 2-3, 2010. The speed limit is 30 mph, but 46% of drivers were speeding over 30 mph and of them, 13% over 35 mph with speeds up to 50 mph! 9-10 am and 2-3 pm are the worst times.
The Austin Police Department completed a Stealth Box Study of traffic on Far West (4200 block between Waterline and West Rim) on November 16-18, 2010. The speed limit is 30 mph, but 43% of drivers were speeding over 30 mph and of them, 12% over 35 mph with speeds up to 58 mph!
The Austin Police Department completed a Stealth Box Study of traffic on Mesa Drive (7300 block between Far West and Burney) on September 15-17, 2010. The speed limit is 30 mph, but 74% of drivers were speeding over 30 mph and of them, 30% over 35 mph with speeds up to 54 mph! 5-6 pm is the worst time for violations of the speed limit here.
The Austin Police Department completed a Stealth Box Study of traffic on Burney Drive (4200 block) on May 25-27, 2010. The speed limit is 30 mph, but 36% of drivers were speeding over 30 mph and of them, 13% over 35 mph with speeds up to 60 mph! 4-5pm is the worst time for violations of the speed limit here.
See the details of this and other traffic studies in the Archive Files for Transportation in the Resources section of our web site.