Speeding to Slow Down on River Road
Speed limit change has taken effect for a stretch of roadway
From now on, drivers headed down River Road to and from Rumson are going to have to slow down between Fair Haven's border at Buena Vista Avenue and Third Street in Rumson. After some borough and county rallying at the hands of Rumson resident Ronald Reiswig and studies on the matter, Monmouth County officials have deemed it in the best interest of the public to lower the limit, now posted at 40 miles per hour, to 35 on what is county Route 10. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders sanctioned that and other county road speed limit changes via resolution earlier in the month. It's a change that Rumson officials support and say they have for some time now. That it happened to come after Reiswig launched his own campaign against …
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11:08 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I agree with Mr. Reiswig. Anyone who has lives on one of the main arteries -- River, Fair Haven, Hance, etc. knows that speeding is epidemic. I also agree with the writer who says no amount of tax-payer funded signage will make a difference. Despite all of the massive taxes paid for police, they can't seem to make a difference -- all they can recommend is more money for more patrols. Even when we… more ›