This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Speed-Timing Device
Ordinance of the Borough of Aldan."
The words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Act 81 (Vehicle Code), Chapter
1, Section 102, Definitions, of the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as supplemented and amended.
The Borough Council hereby declares that it has approved the use of
speed-timing devices to aid in the enforcement of the Borough of Aldan's
speed restrictions.
The types of speed-timing devices which can be used shall be either
mechanical or electrical timing devices which are approved by the Department,
as provided in 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3368 (the Vehicle Code). For example
and not by way of limitation, the Borough Council specifically authorizes
the use of the "Vascar Plus" unit, manufactured by Traffic Safety Systems,
Inc., of Richmond, Virginia, and the "ESP, Mdl. TK100" unit, manufactured
by the Systems Innovation, Inc., of Hallstead, Pennsylvania. The above speed-timing
devices were approved under the provisions of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3368(d)
by the Department on May 17, 1981, and May 8, 1980, respectively.
The peace officers of the Borough of Aldan are authorized and directed
to use the approved speed-timing devices to aid in the enforcement of the
borough's speed restrictions.
Legible signs giving public notice of the use of speed-timing devices
may be posted at or near the public highways at the boundaries of the Borough
of Aldan.