Local law enforcement along with officers across the province are spreading education on the impacts of speeding for the month of April.

According to Alberta Traffic Safety, speed is a factor in 3/10 fatal collisions.

Peter Stapley, Acting Municipal Enforcement Manager for the Town of Okotoks, says speeding impairs drivers abilities.

"It reduces your ability to steer safely around a curve or objects in the road. It reduces the amount of reaction time that you have because you're travelling that much faster, so trying to avoid a collision, trying to stop in time for a pedestrian or even a red light, your braking distances increase dramatically."

Stapley says there are three electronic speed reader signs in town, one on 32nd Street and two in Cimarron.

"They are an educational tool, they are not a camera. They are used with a radar to detect vehicle speeds to display them to vehicles passing by, and I believe currently the one on 32nd Street is programmed to flash and show a speed when that speed is over the 50 kilometres per hour speed limit. They are completely programmable but we also use them to help collect statistics as well and use them as an educational tool."

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in Okotoks is 40 kilometres per hour.