NEW speed cameras are going up in a major city around a prominent school zone.
Specific streets in Baltimore, Maryland, will see new tech unveiled to enhance road safety and help to modify driver behaviour.
Car in Baltimore will have to be extra cautious with new speed cameras introduced[/caption]
They will be situated near two major schools to enforce speed restrictions[/caption]
According to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, the new cameras will be placed between the 3700-4800 blocks of Belair Road, near The Green School of Baltimore and the Belair-Edison School.
These cameras, which will operate year-round, Monday through Friday from 6am to 8pm, will automatically send out $40 fines to those caught breaking the speed limit, although no points will be added to their driver’s license.
These citations will be generated if a vehicle is caught going 12mph or more over the limit.
Known as Automated Traffic Violation Enforcement System, or ATVES, these cameras will be tested daily on their accuracy, while annual audits will also take place.
According to the Baltimore City website, failure to pay the $40 fine or requesting a violation review, as well as contesting a violation liability by the due date, will result in an automatic admission of liability.
This could even result in additional fees or penalties until all charges are paid in full.
According to the Baltimore Fishbowl, at least four pedestrians have died after being struck by cars along Belair Road in the past few weeks.
This includes one who was hit within the new speed enforcement location ahead of its implementation.
This comes as The Sun US reported a warning in October to heavy-footed drivers being threatened with $100 fines – after the number of speed cameras on a central highway doubled.
Drivers who routinely drive along Interstate 84 in New York will now need to be extremely cautious of stealth speed cameras being installed in the area.
These cameras, which comes equipped with radar technology, have been installed throughout New York State to clamp down on speeding drivers.
But, to protect work zones and construction crews, speed cameras are being installed along stretches of I-84 to ensure drivers obey the speed limits.
The stealth cameras are being positioned at work zones and areas where crews are fixing roads throughout New York, according to radio station 101.5 WPDH.
The New York Department of Transportation said the cameras are being installed to protect drivers and construction crews.
Staying with New York, almost 4,000 drivers were hit with parking tickets in the state after experimental AI cameras wrongly determined they had been blocking bus lanes.
Officials say the cameras were not properly programmed for the routes they were covering, leading to the embarrassing mix-up.
The artificial intelligence cameras were launched earlier this year on certain buses in New York City.
Plans are afoot to have these cameras on more than 1,020 buses by the end of the year.
A further 1,000 are expected to have the cameras installed next year.
The scheme is costing the city a staggering $83 million, with Hayden AI taking the contract.
