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.
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.
The Albany City Council, the city administration and the police all say the expanded photo enforcement of traffic laws should increase safety in Albany traffic. How can we tell if that’s the case?
It won’t be long now before photo-enforcement cameras will keep an eye on North Albany Road traffic at West Thornton Lake Drive.
If you have been anticipating the new red-light and speed cameras on North Albany Road — has anyone? — the wait is almost over.
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.
Speed cameras produce at a steady pace
Albany’s traffic cameras at four intersections are no longer new. You’d think drivers would have learned by now. But apparently not.
Tags: Albany police, red light cameras, school zone, speeding tickets, traffic cameras