El Cerrito police are using LIDAR to detect speeders in this 25mph zone. I was clocked going 37mph and I try very hard to avoid speeding. What led to this? I believe it is faster normal traffic speeds, combined with short viewing distance from the side street I live on just two blocks away. I have to go fast and then get my bearings in order to merge onto this busy street (also going downhill) safely before I can check my speed. I have contacted the city planning office to determine when the last traffic engineering studies have been done.