Edmonton police kick off annual summer noise and speed initiative

Edmonton police have launched their annual Traffic Enforcement Noise/Speed Offence Reductions (TENSOR) project aiming to tackle speeders and noisy vehicles.

The initiative is a partnership with City of Edmonton Peace Officers and Alberta Transportation.

“Traffic issues, especially noise and speeding, continue to generate the bulk of complaints received by the Traffic Section from the general public,” Sgt. Kerry Bates of the EPS Traffic Safety Unit said in a statement Friday. “We certainly understand the public’s frustration with these issues and developed Project TENSOR as an ongoing initiative to address these concerns through enforcement and education.”

The first deployment of the TENSOR program began last Friday, resulting in 27 speed violations, seven noise-related violations and dozens of other violations from driving in a bus lane to unsafe turns or lane changes.