Maryland Lawmakers Skeptical About Speed Camera Plan
posted 3:27 pm Wed January 16, 2008 - ANNAPOLIS, Md.
The Maryland Department of Transportation wants lawmakers to change state law to allow the speed cameras. Transportation Secretary John Porcari argued cameras would prove invaluable tools for improving highway worker safety and reducing speed-related accidents.
Porcari says it's about safety - not a revenue measure. He says highway workers have little protection from speeding drivers. A speed camera bill passed the Maryland Senate in 2003, but not the House.
The cameras already are in use in parts of Montgomery County, Washington, D.C., and three other states - Illinois, Oregon and Washington. Maryland lawmakers don't have a bill yet proposing the speed camera law, but Porcari says one is coming. It hasn't yet been determined whether a speed camera ticket would put points on a driving record.
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On the Net: Maryland DOT: www.mdot.state.md.us
Latest Comment on Maryland Lawmakers Skeptical About Speed Camera Plan
holtonfb
12:33 pm on 01/17/08
for all those who moan about fines just being a money-making scheme for the guv-minf .. OK .. make it a 10 dollar fine for administrative costs and three points on your license ..
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