Police chief tests speed perception
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News from St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch
ST. IGNATIUS — A group of onlookers came unusually close to guessing the correct speeds of vehicles passing in front of them in a recent experiment in St. Ignatius.
St. Ignatius Chief of Police Matthew Connelly drove his pickup at three different speeds in front of members of the St. Ignatius Neighborhood watch Aug. 16. Connelly said that tests in the past have shown that people tend to substantially over estimate the speed of passing vehicles. The group stayed true to the trend and slightly over estimated the speeds. The demonstration was in response to complaints about vehicles speeding on Main Street in town.
Connelly also said he tells people not to bother buying radar detectors. He said by the time the detector notifies a driver of a radar gun, that gun has already recorded the speed of the driver’s vehicle. He said rate of crime in St. Ignatius has been fairly calm except for a recent spat of juvenile vandalism.
The speaker at the next meeting of the Neighborhood Watch chapter will be St. Ignatius Mayor Charles Gariepy. The meeting will be in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center on North Main at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
In other business, chapter president Darin Incashola announced that the winner of the beaded art raffle is Ruth Krantz. He also noted that the chapter has raised enough money for additional Neighborhood Watch signs at entrances to the town. Incashola, who is also a member of the St. Ignatius Town Council, noted the town has received a $5,000 grant from the county to repair and upgrade the town’s tennis courts and basketball courts. The public is welcome at all Neighborhood
