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11/18/2016 - 11/17/16 NPD Call Activity Report - Stop Sign Proceedure

Good Thursday morning all …

WEATHER:
Great weather day today … highs expected in the low to mid-sixties with plenty of sun … Enjoy, because “winter is coming” (G.O.T.)!!

BRIDGE REPORTS:
Prospect St - Open
Maple St - Open (One Way)

NPD CALL ACTIVITY REPORT:

The NPD regularly stop motorists for not properly stopping at posted stop signs… this is a common violation that many people violate, sometime because they are unsure of what a PROPER STOP is!!! The following are basic rules for making a proper stop at posted stop signs …

• Anticipate the need to stop … be prepared to slow down as soon as you see a stop sign

• Allow adequate time and distance to stop … driving within the posted speed limit will generally give you plenty of time to stop at posted stop signs

• Come to a complete stop. When you come upon a stop sign, come to a complete halt so that your vehicle has no momentum. Do not simply slow down or pause

• More tips;

o Try to come smoothly to a stop rather than slamming on the brakes.
o If there is a solid white bar or a crosswalk painted across the intersection, you should stop before it, so that you don’t block it.
o If there is no painted stopping line, then stop slightly before the stop sign so that you can see in all directions at the intersection.
o If you cannot see clearly around the intersection, slowly pull forward slightly until you can see, and come to a complete stop again.
o If another vehicle is already stopped at the stop sign in front of you, you must first stop behind it, then again come to a complete stop at the stop sign once that vehicle moves on.

The NPD Call Activity Report is attached with some highlights below:

102 Total calls
7 Ambulance (Medical Assist Calls)
36 Door & School Checks / Burglar Alarm Checks (Residential / Commercial)
3 Motor Vehicle Enforcement Stops
4 Motor Vehicle Accidents (None serious)
No Vandalisms
No Burglaries
No Robberies

6 Arrests; (2 Warrants, 4 Juvenile Arrests)

The Wednesday 11/16/16 NPD Shift Analysis Report:
http://www.naugatuckpd.org/…/230/704/11.17.16_Shift_Analsys…

Have a great Thursday everyone… We will be here!

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