Safety and security of students, faculty, and staff are top prioritites at Clemson University. The Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) is committed to making the campus a safe environment for drivers and pedestrians. The police department has received several complaints regarding traffic safety violations occurring around the campus. Several of the complaints have focused on Perimeter and Cherry roads.
To address safety concerns, reduce traffic collisions and enhance pedestrian safety the following tactics have been implemented:
- Speed limit on Perimeter Road has been changed from 45 mph to 35 mph
- Deployment of a speed-measuring trailer to educate drivers of their speeds and collect data to determine optimum times and locations for enforcement activities
- Directed traffic enforcement activities in identified areas to reduce crashes and unsafe, dangerous driving behaviors
- Targeting specific traffic safety violations including speeding, disregarding traffic control devices, failure to yield right of way, driving on the sidewalk, and driving the wrong way on a one-way street
Additionally, from May 21 through June 3, 2018, in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, CUPD will participate in the Buckle Up South Carolina campaign. The campaign is part of the Department of Public Safety’s Target Zero initiative, which focuses on eliminating traffic fatalities on South Carolina roadways. Since January 2018, there have been 355 traffic fatalities in South Carolina and 255 of the victims had access to seatbelts. With these enforcement operations, the public can expect to see additional police activity on roadways around the Clemson campus.
CUPD officials said they are committed to traffic safety and crash reduction. But safety is everyone’s responsibility.
“We need the assistance of everyone in the Clemson community who uses the roadways around campus,” said interim CUPD chief Greg Mullen. “We prefer to change dangerous and unsafe behavior through education and voluntary compliance rather than enforcement activity. Please assist us in making Clemson a safe and secure environment by obeying traffic laws and monitoring driving behaviors. This will help reduce roadway crashes and the resulting injuries and property damage.”
