You are probably sick of reading about the installation of flashing lights in the school zone on North Albany Road. But let me explain why I expect the number of speeding tickets there to fall sharply after the lights are in place.
Still waiting for flashing lights on NA Road
Written March 19th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
It was six months ago that the Albany City Council voted 6-0 that flashing lights be installed in the school speed zone on North Albany Road. Drivers are still waiting for the lights.
City asks for flashing-light bids on NA Road
Written December 4th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
In line with direction from the Albany City Council, the city staff has invited contractors to bid for the job of installing flashing lights in the school zone on North Albany Road.
At Santiam/Geary, a flood of speeding tickets
Written November 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s new traffic cameras on Santiam Road at Geary Street seem to be catching even more speed violations than the cameras in the school zone on North Albany Road.
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Tags: North Albany Road, red light cameras, Santiam and Geary, speeding, traffic cameras, traffic fines, traffic tickets
Tags: North Albany Road, red light cameras, Santiam and Geary, speeding, traffic cameras, traffic fines, traffic tickets
Going back to flashing lights on N.A. Road
Written September 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
No one knows how much time it will take to carry out the Albany City Council’s direction to install flashing lights in the school zone on North Albany Road. The lights are to tell drivers that the speed limit is 20 mph, not 40 as at other times.
School speed zone will get flashing lights
Written September 10th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
The city of Albany’s new speed cameras on North Albany Road will come with warnings that indicate when the school zone speed limit of 20 mph is in effect.
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Tags: flashing lights, North Albany Road, school zone, speed cameras, speeding tickets
Tags: flashing lights, North Albany Road, school zone, speed cameras, speeding tickets
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Flashing lights: A slight snag at the start
A week and a half after being installed, the school zone lights on North Albany Road are back in the news — well, what passes for news on this site, anyway.
Tags: flashing lights, North Albany Road, school zone speed, speed cameras