CHICOPEE, Mass. - Chicopee's emergency management director Glenn Joslyn is buckled up and he's hitting the road, driving through Chicopee's busiest streets in a "pace car" with a goal of maintaining traffic safety.

"So the main streets I'm driving on are Chicopee and Meadow Street," Joslyn said. "Which are the two main roads that run parallel to each other, going through the Williamsett section of Chicopee. So we'll run basically from Holyoke to the Chicopee center run of our city, which is an area we were having issues with."

Since last fall, Chicopee has had a series of deadly vehicle and pedestrian crashes, including three on Chicopee Street. As part of the city’s new plan focusing on roadway safety, Joslyn helps regulate potential speeding, driving a solid black emergency car, observing the posted speed limits, during peak traffic hours three days a week.

"Sometimes I'll look behind me and there's 15 cars," Joslyn said. "Sometimes there's none. So it works when there's a pile coming up. But for the most part, I haven't noticed anybody doing anything illegal."

Joslyn will also make stops by nearby schools to make that sure students are able to leave school safely.

"This is about the times the kids will be getting out of school," Joslyn said. "The parents will be picking up the kids from school. The buses will be showing up. I sit here with my stand alone light on, and basically hoping that my presence here gets everyone to slow down and pay attention."

Joslyn said other safety measures, like speed bumps, can take to time to develop, so there's still huge value in having a driver patrol the roads.

"This is something that can be pretty immediate to make a difference," said Joslyn. "Just by simply driving down the road at a certain speed and forcing everybody to do the same."

Joslyn said the city will continue their traffic patrol program through the end of the school year and decide on future safety precautions later.