Report: Speed Camera Ticket Accuracy Comes Under Scrutiny
A state delegate wants speeding tickets dismissed in cases where it's unclear the motorist was in violation.
A recent report published by the Baltimore Sun points out an issue with speed cameras in Howard County—citizens who receive a ticket can't check the accuracy of the camera based on the photographs provided. Because Howard County speed cameras round the times each photograph is taken to the nearest second, motorists who receive a ticket are not able to calculate the accuracy of the camera's radar gun based on the distance their vehicle travels between photographs, according to the Sun. In Baltimore County, a state delegate is calling for a state audit and possible reboot of the speed camera program in Maryland. Del. Jon Cardin told Patch Monday he would like judges to throw out tickets when it's not clear that the driver was speeding. He …
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Paul Hoffman
1:49 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
There are 48 million reasons why the city has no interest in reviewing tickets prior to sending them out. After all, if 60% just write a $40. check and send it in, isn't that what the jurisdictions want....just pay it and forget it! more ›