Speed Camera Citations on the Increase
In Howard County's school zones, mobile camera units averaged 104 citations per day in January and 90 per day in December, said police.
Nearly 2,200 citations were issued by school zone speed cameras in January, according to the Howard County Police Department (HCPD). Only a handful of citations have been contested. “Our collective thought was that the first [contested ticket] would be a physicist with a projector,” debating the accuracy of the technology, Chief William McMahon said this week. It was, instead, a young woman who was speeding, contested the ticket, and was found guilty, McMahon said. So far, all of the drivers who have contested citations—less than five—have been found guilty and ordered to pay the $40 fine. Money from the citations is earmarked to pay for the speed camera program, according to HCPD spokeswoman Elizabeth Schroen. Any additional money is …
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bill bissenas
7:07 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Simply ask Ken (dirty, filthy) Ulman if he supports taking the money from the red light and speed cameras and giving it back to the people in the form of a property tax and/or income tax rebate. His answer will be "no." And that's all you need to know about the motives behind such cameras. more ›