Merry Christmas! Portland’s upgraded automated speed cameras are ticketing drivers once again
More than half of the cameras taken offline in August are now issuing citations.
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PBOT will upgrade, expand enforcement camera program with new supplier and operator
The old company had trouble delivering equipment and saddled the city with delays.
Traffic cameras coming to 82nd, Powell — and a lot more places — by the end of this year
It’s the most candid and detailed assessment yet of past problems and what to expect in the future
Hardesty to legislators: Police review of traffic camera citations ‘doesn’t make sense’
“We don’t have time to wait for a sworn officer to read the ticket. It doesn’t make sense.”— Jo Ann Hardesty, City Commissioner
Bill would allow non-police agent to review traffic camera citations
A new bill in the Oregon Legislature would remove a major barrier to the use of automated photo radar cameras. Current Oregon law requires that every citation issued by a fixed speed camera must be reviewed by a sworn police officer. While well-intentioned, this statute has led to delays in citation processing, higher personnel costs … Read more
800 citations in 17 days: Tigard mayor connects dots from speeding to traffic deaths
It only took 17 days for Tigard’s two new traffic enforcement cameras to rack up over 800 citations. And just a few minutes for that city’s mayor to draw a line between this rampant, normalized lawlessness and death. The new cameras started issuing citations on July 14th at 72nd Avenue and at Hall Boulevard on … Read more
Beaverton traffic cameras caught 94,000 people speeding in one year
PBOT wants to add 11 cameras to their automated speed enforcement program.
City lowers speed limits on Marine Drive west of 33rd, the ‘gnarliest gap of them all’
It’s a step forward, but more aggressive interventions are needed.
Marine Drive is latest ‘High Crash Corridor’ to get speed camera enforcement
This is really good news.
City’s first speed camera already having major impact
Gotcha! You speeding miscreant.