speed radar

No cameras for top crash intersections

Written November 21st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Safety has been given as the reason for Albany’s red-light cameras and photo radar campaign. So you might think the cameras would be deployed at the intersections with the most crashes. But that’s not the case.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany police, crash intersections, crashes, ODOT, red light running, speed cameras, speed radar

With new radar, speeders may get warnings

Written November 4th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Albany police are planning to buy a better type of speed-radar trailer, one that can record the license plates of vehicles it observes to be speeding.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany police, Oregon law, photo radar, police radar, speed control, speed limits, speed radar

Are these school bills necessary?

Written April 24th, 2013 by

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The Oregon House has passed three school-related bills that deserve additional comment before the Senate takes them up. House Bill 3438 allows any city in Oregon to operate speed radar in school zones. To their credit, Sara Gelser of Corvallis and Sherrie Sprenger of Scio were among the minority to vote against this bill. In […]

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: flag salute, Gelser, mental health screenings, Oregon House, schools, speed radar, Sprenger