A grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety has allowed the Newman Police Department to purchase a radar unit with the aim of reducing speeding in the city.

The city purchased an ATS 3 solar powered radar trailer.

“The radar trailer has many features including the ability for the software to generate reports showing peak times of speed violations, allowing our agency to better coordinate speed enforcement operations to address these dangerous behaviors,” the police department stated in a Facebook post.

All Traffic Solutions (ATS), is a leading provider of radar speed and variable message signs. The ATS 3 was launched in 2022.

“This trailer delivers the same quality, durability, and ease of use as the existing ATS 5 trailer, but with a more compact design to better accommodate smaller signs such as the portable Shield radar speed display and the multipurpose SpeedAlert 18 radar sign with message capability,” the company stated in a press release.

The new ATS 3 trailer will allow law enforcement and other agencies to deploy a sign without the need for a permanent pole to mount it on, on and without the need to take the sign down to recharge batteries due to its integrated solar power. This allows for a fast response to neighborhood speeding complaints and more flexibility in terms of where the signs can be deployed. The pole attached to the portable trailer rotates 360 degrees so the attached sign can point in any direction.

In comparison to the ATS 5 trailer, the ATS 3's lower profile makes it an ideal solution for resolving neighborhood speeding complaints and increasing traffic safety in areas where the speed limit is 45 mph or lower.

"As localities welcome tourists and host public events this summer and plan for the start of a new school year, we saw this as the right time to launch a tool that will help slow speeding, manage traffic, and share alerts wherever needed." said Carrie Fedders, All Traffic Solutions' Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the time of the launch.