Now it’s easy for people with Internet access to keep track of the traffic violations that Albany’s enforcement cameras are recording month by month.
At Santiam/Geary, a flood of speeding tickets
Written November 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
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.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: North Albany Road, red light cameras, Santiam and Geary, speeding, traffic cameras, traffic fines, traffic tickets
Tags: North Albany Road, red light cameras, Santiam and Geary, speeding, traffic cameras, traffic fines, traffic tickets
Traffic on 2nd: How much, how fast?
Written June 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Right about here, on Albany’s Second Avenue S.E., is where the city council wants to install a radar speed display sign in the hope of slowing drivers down. But first, the city wants to have good data on average speeds there now.
How best to slow speeders
Written August 3rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering
This is one way — the cheap way, if an old Crown Vic’s price is considered cheap — for little towns to encourage compliance with speed zones on Oregon highways. But the best way? Probably not.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Crown Victoria Interceptor, Millersburg radar signs, radar signs, speeding
Tags: Crown Victoria Interceptor, Millersburg radar signs, radar signs, speeding
Bill takes aim at left-lane hogs
Written March 18th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
On a slow day you can always amuse yourself by browsing what the Oregon legislature is up to. Take, for instance, the left-lane bill that cleared a Senate committee last Wednesday by a vote of 4 to zip.
Cameras could snap speeders too
Written February 19th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Albany and other cities could use their red-light cameras to also catch speeders under a bill pending in the Oregon House. But the sensors at Queen and Geary may not be accurate enough for speeding tickets to stand up in court.
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Expect fewer tickets in N.A. school zone
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.
Tags: North Albany Road, school zone, speeding