Georgia lawmakers push to ban automated speed cameras near schools

Ban on school traffic cameras passes Georgia House, heads to Senate for approval

An effort in the Georgia House of Representatives to repeal state law allowing school zone traffic cameras to catch speeders passed and is headed to the state senate for approval or rejection.

Loveland mobile radar unit catches 50 speeders in 30 minutes

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — The Loveland Police Department has started using mobile radar equipment to help slow drivers down near problem areas. In a short period of time many people were caught speeding in one school zone. The speed limit near Lucile Erwin Middle School during certain hours is 20 mph. Loveland Police shared photos of the mobile radar unit in the area. There are a lot of children that walk to school and use cross streets. The spee…

State House sends two speed camera bills to Senate

ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives passed two bills Tuesday aimed at reining in abuses in the use of speed-detection cameras in school zones. One of the bills would ban the cameras altogether, while a second would put restrictions on the use of the cameras without prohibiting them. House Bill 225, the legislation repealing the cameras, passed the House 129-37, seven years after the General Assembly first authorized their use. “Operati

Georgia Lawmakers Want to Ban Traffic Cameras

Some say the cameras are deceptive cash grabs.

Push to ban automated school zone cameras in Georgia

Georgia's House has passed two bills Tuesday, one to ban cameras and one to more closely regulate them.

Georgia has made $112 million from speed cameras in school zones, but over 100 lawmakers want to pull the plug: 'These camera companies are engaged in deceit and trickery'

“Profit-based law enforcement cannot be trusted,” John Moore said. “I hope you can convince your colleagues to vote this menace out of our state for good.”