On Thursday, April 21, Dunellen police officers gathered with children from John P. Faber Elementary School to expand the Middlesex County “Slow Down in Our Town” pedestrian safety program. This program was created by Freeholder James Polos in 2006 in an effort to raise awareness to pedestrian safety.
Dunellen Police Department
Faber School Principal Gary (JR) Lubisco, Ptl Nicholas Goldman, Sgt Jeffrey Delbuono, Ptl Christopher Lovell and Ptl Brian Robbins along with Faber Elementary students.
In an effort to combat speeding in residential neighborhoods, “Slow Down in Our Town” enlists the use of a signs supplied by the Middlesex County Traffic Safety Program funded by New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.
Over the next few weeks, twenty signs will be placed in the areas surrounding Faber Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School and Washington Park. However, studies have shown that signs permanently erected on streets become so commonplace that motorists often ignore them. Therefore, the Dunellen Police Department will be periodically changing their location in hopes they will draw the attention of the driving public.
“Slow Down in Our Town” program is a continued effort by Middlesex County and the Dunellen Borough Police Department to increase roadway safety in residential neighborhoods.