Dear Elmhurst Resident,

In May, the Elmhurst Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association will introduce the Pace Car Program to our community.  This initiative is a citizen-based effort to reduce speeding on our city streets.  The need for this initiative is clear:  traffic concerns and speeding are the most common complaints residents have about our city, according to city surveys.  Ironically, many of the offenders are Elmhurst residents!  The Pace Car Program addresses the issue by encouraging drivers to take responsibility for the impact their cars have on the roads they use.  It attempts to increase driver awareness of the neighborhood, not just the roads through the neighborhood.

Through this program we not only hope to encourage drivers to drive the legal speed limit, but we also hope to change drivers’ attitudes about being behind the wheel.  A few of the program goals are:

·        To reduce speeding on streets throughout our community

·        To raise awareness of how an individual’s car use impacts the quality of life on other residents’ streets

·        To encourage drivers to leave early and allow enough travel time to get to their destination, thereby reducing the temptation to speed

·        To promote courteous habits

·        To raise awareness that cars share the road with bicyclists and pedestrians

You can get more information on this program by visiting our website at www.ecpaaa.com .  From the home page, click on “Pace Car Program.”  Also watch for more information in upcoming city publications and the local papers.  Or, if you’re ready to sign-up, just complete and sign the pledge form below and return it in an envelope to:

            Pace Car Program

            125 First Street

Elmhurst, IL  60126

When we receive your pledge form, we will mail a vinyl cling or window sticker for you to proudly display, indicating that you are a Pace Car Program participant.  Please join our effort to make our community a better and safer place to live!

*The Pace Car Program is endorsed by the Elmhurst Police Department.

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I recognize that my car use impacts the quality of life on my fellow citizens’ streets, so I hereby pledge to:

• Drive within the speed limit

• Recognize that my car use negatively impacts the quality of life on other residents’ streets

• Leave early and allow enough travel time to get to my destination, thereby reducing the temptation to speed

• Be courteous to other drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists sharing the road with me

• Stop to allow pedestrians to cross at designated crosswalks

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