Politics & Government

How Accurate Are Md. Speed Cameras?

An audit of Baltimore speed cameras found higher error rates than previously disclosed. Officials with AAA Mid-Atlantic and some lawmakers are urging checks of all such systems in the state.

Speed cameras in Baltimore with error rates in the double digits have prompted representatives ofAAA Mid-Atlantic and some Maryland lawmakers to urge municipalities to check their speed camera programs, reports theBaltimore Sun.

Ragina Averella with AAA Mid-Atlantic said other jurisdictions across Maryland should "absolutely" check the accuracy of the $40 citations. 

The Baltimore Sun reported that the city's speed cameras likely charged motorists for thousands more erroneous tickets than previously disclosed, based on data from an audit conducted last year.

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Consultant URS Corp. found an error rate of more than 10 percent — 40 times higher than city officials have claimed, the newspaper says. The audit identified 13 cameras with double-digit error rates, including one at Loch Raven Boulevard with a 58 percent error rate. The city camera system has been shut down since April.

>>Read the full Baltimore Sun investigation into speed cameras online.

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