POLL: Would You Like to See Changes to Bowie's Speed Cameras?
Patch asks Bowie residents to weigh in on speed cameras.
Last week, The Gazette reported that some Bowie officials would like to reintroduce red light cameras to some intersections in an effort to reduce speeds and increase safety.
According to The Gazette, councilman Henri Gardner (District 3) is a proponent of cameras at more locations, but Councilwoman Diane Polangin (District 3) said she thinks the cameras reduce safety because when motorists see them, they slow down too quickly.
The city currently maintains eight speed cameras that are rotated around 14 locations to capture photographs of drivers exceeding the speed limit by 12 mph or more and penalizes them with a $40 mailed ticket.
Bowie Police Chief John Nesky told The Gazette these cameras have resulted in a drastic drop in speeding.
What do you think about Bowie’s speed camera program? Take our poll!
hawkeye
2:32 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Funny how every ticket that's sent out shows the travel speed at EXACTLY 12 MILES over the speed limit. It's just another tax.
Jennifer Morgan Pritchett
5:22 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Agreed @hawkeye... and when school is not in session or a weekend it's a little much to reduce speed to 30mph. @lauren it would help traffic flow since school is usually over during rush hour traffic and during the summer.
Thomas Earle Moore
2:37 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
The camera that is or was on Race Track Rd. between MD 197 and Jericho Park Rd. does not meet MD State guidelines for placement of cameras near schools. It is not in the path of traffic to or from Bowie State Univ. A camera on Jericho Park Rd. would actually be relevant to public safety in the vicinity of the school.