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Camera stats for last month: Tickets and speeds

Written November 14th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 12 responses.

Traffic cameras at four Albany intersections yielded 747 tickets last month, the vast majority of them for speed violations. The average speed on all those tickets was 35.1 miles an hour.

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On photo radar: signs and different laws

Written August 23rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

A few days ago a reader said in the comments on a traffic-camera story that he was mailed a warning ticket for speeding on Santiam Road near Geary Street. He hadn’t seen any signs about cameras, and what, anyway, is the posted speed?

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Another Albany site for getting a camera ticket

Written July 22nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 32 responses.

A Facebook post drew my attention Tuesday to the installation of Albany’s third set of traffic cameras, on Santiam Road at Geary Street. The bike took me there on Tuesday night.

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Solve speed trap before school resumes

Written July 11th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 24 responses.

Complaints about the speed camera on North Albany Road keep coming up at Albany City Council meetings, and city officials should do something in response before school resumes in the fall.

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Right turn on red: Remember to stop first

Written February 5th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 14 responses.

At least a few drivers making right turns on red at Queen Avenue and Geary Street in Albany seem to have trouble coming to a stop before they start the turn.

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More details about traffic camera timeline

Written September 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

Additional details have emerged about the timing of Albany’s project to start or step up photo enforcement of traffic laws at four intersections.

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New traffic cameras: No go-live date yet

Written August 24th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 17 responses.

It was in December 2023 that the Albany City Council voted to equip four intersections with cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners. The cameras may soon be installed, and then we’ll see if they yield the anticipated result.

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