The town of Paradise has purchased six tracking devices to tally the number of speeding drivers and record how fast they are going.

The new radar tracking devices are embedded in what look like ordinary street signs.

Paradise Mayor Ralph Wiseman said the devices will help town officials get a better handle on exactly how much reckless driving is going on in his community.

Paradise mayor Ralph Wiseman. (CBC )

"I don't want to prejudge, we'll get the radar detector up there to see what is actually happening there, and the number of speeders we have there so that we can work with the RNC to reduce the risk," explained Wiseman.

Speeding in Paradise a common complaint

Wiseman said his town office constantly fields calls from residents complaining about speeders.

Town workers recently installed three sets of speed bumps on particularly busy roads, but Wiseman said the speed bumps have not slowed down the flow of complaints.

Wiseman chalked the speeding problem up to the growing pains of a town that's undergoing rapid expansion.

"It's a difficult problem to deal with because so many people are moving these days and always in a hurry," he said.

The radar signs will be installed within a month in areas where the town has received the most complaints.