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(The Center Square) – State Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, called traffic cameras in Georgia school zones a "money grab" by local governments that have nothing to do with safety. House Bill 225 ...
Islands High School,170 Whitemarsh Island Road, falls within the same speed zone as Coastal and Marshpoint as they are along Highway 80 Georgetown K-8 School, 1516 King George Blvd. May Howard ...
Cameras wouldn’t always be watching outside schools, but zooming by during a school day might mean a $100 ticket. Automated speeding tickets probably coming soon to a school zone near you Skip ...
More than 20 states and the District of Columbia allow automated traffic cameras to issue speeding tickets, but more than 10 other states have outlawed them. However, it would be unusual for a state to reverse its position. New Jersey had a pilot program testing cameras to enforce red lights, but the state pulled the plug in 2014. Georgia first ...
The state first authorized speed cameras, but only in school zones, in 2018. Opponents say cameras are about money not safety. More than 100 representatives in Georgia's 180-member House signed on to House Bill 225, which would ban the cameras. Dale Washburn, the Macon Republican sponsoring that measure, provided a stack of emails from outraged ...
Reduced speeds are enforced at different times for different grade levels.
Speeding violations in school zones can result in up to 30 days in jail and a $625 fine. Iowa law prohibits law enforcement from implementing citation quotas for speeding or other traffic violations.
School zones may also sometimes be in effect during school holidays, due to holiday programs that use school premises. In some locations, however, school zone signs will be locked up during school holidays so that motorists can drive to the normal speed limit. School zones typically have speed limits between 15 and 25 mph (25 and 40 km/h).