The flashing lights in the North Albany Road school zone worked. That is, they worked as intended. The number of speeding tickets is down, way down.
Expect fewer tickets in N.A. school zone
Written April 9th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
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.
How come drivers still getting caught?
Written February 9th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Every time I have driven past the traffic cameras on North Albany Road in the last few months, and I do this twice a day, it has been impossible to get a ticket. Yet more than 300 drivers get speeding tickets there every month. How come?
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany police, photo speed enforcement, school zone, speed limit, traffic cameras, traffic citations
Tags: Albany police, photo speed enforcement, school zone, speed limit, traffic cameras, traffic citations
Speed cameras produce at a steady pace
Written January 20th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s traffic cameras at four intersections are no longer new. You’d think drivers would have learned by now. But apparently not.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany police, red light cameras, school zone, speeding tickets, traffic cameras
Tags: Albany police, red light cameras, school zone, speeding tickets, traffic cameras
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.
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.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: flashing lights, North Albany Road, school zone, speed cameras, speeding tickets
Tags: flashing lights, North Albany Road, school zone, speed cameras, speeding tickets
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal Amtrak apartments Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park CARA climate change Cox Creek Cox Creek path cumberland church Dave Clark Path DEQ downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany North Albany Road ODOT Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Periwinkle Bikepath Portland & Western Queen Avenue Queen Avenue crossing railroad Railroads Republic Services Riverside Drive Salem Avenue Santiam Canal Scott Lepman speed cameras Talking Water Gardens Union Pacific urban renewal vandalism Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River
Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
Photo enforcement: Dismissing 82 tickets
Believe it or not, the North Albany speed cameras have provided fodder for yet another story, and this one has a satisfactory ending.
Tags: Municipal court, North Albany Road, photo enforcement, school zone, speed cameras