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State installs speed cameras on I-5, I-90 (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2025
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BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)1. Unbeknownst to me
I was on camera in a residential neighborhood in New Orleans about 15 years ago. I got a letter in the mail with a picture of my license plate and a description of me going 40 in a 30 with a ticket attached. I guess I let the good times roll too fast. The camera thing works. I didnt get a courtesy letter.
erronis
(23,081 posts)2. Makes sense to me. And of course all the EZPass records can be analyzed
for the speed between the recording stations.
However, it's not the average speed between two spots; it's the aggressive driving all along the highway - fast lane changes, tail-gating, etc.
RainCaster
(13,444 posts)3. The vendor gets 75% of those fines
They have a financial incentive to over estimate the speeds measured.
