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.
On rural Scenic Drive, there’s a new limit
Written October 27th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
If you’ve driven (or ridden a bike) on Scenic Drive in North Albany lately, you’ve seen the new 45 mph speed signs. They’ve been up a couple of weeks.
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Tags: 45 mph, Benton County, Gibson Hill, North Albany, Senic Drive, speed limit
Tags: 45 mph, Benton County, Gibson Hill, North Albany, Senic Drive, speed limit
Fast and legal (but not here)
Written October 1st, 2013 by
The last time I was moving — being moved, rather — at more than 100 miles an hour was Monday in seat 4D of a Canadair regional jet on the runway at the Eugene Airport. A day before, it was on a German autobahn in the back seat of a BMW driven by my nephew. We were […]
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How come drivers still getting caught?
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?
Tags: Albany police, photo speed enforcement, school zone, speed limit, traffic cameras, traffic citations