While Gilbert has fewer motor vehicle crashes and traffic fatalities than most Valley communities, the town can do more to mitigate them further by increasing the Police Department’s traffic division, many Town Council members say.
That feeling emerged in a study session last week where police and town administration brief the council on. traffic safety operations and enforcement.
“Gilbert drives like they post on Facebook – competitive, aggressive and with selfies, it’s all about them,” said Councilman Chuck Bongiovanni, an avid bicyclist who was annoyed when he learned the number of speeding citations issued last year had declined from the previous year, 7,578 in 2023 to 7,243…