WNEP says officers patrolling the small town in Lackawanna County are using new technology to catch speeders going too fast on certain roads.
Portable radar speed signs, or SpeedSentry, are touted as portable and flexible display signs “ideal anywhere traffic calming is essential.” Drivers going past the signs receive instant feedback based on their speed from the display, but the signs are also programmed to take a picture if a car passes at a certain speed above the limit.
Clarks Summit reportedly purchased two of the signs through a state grant, and they’re also being utilized in other nearby communities.
Clarks Summit Police Chief Chris Yarns showed WNEP an email he received Sunday night showing that someone was going 62 mph in a 35 mph zone. Yarns says the photos aren’t always accurate and not admissible in court but will change how officers enforce speeding. He said if they get notifications from the same area repeatedly, they will send officers to observe and patrol the area.
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