The Baltimore city council is thinking about yet another addition to the city. More speed camcorders to lower speeding. These automated speed traps have been reducing speeding but not accidents. The city does not make money on these deals. Instead, the city is practically paying out to see these speed cameras. Post resource – Baltimore doubling down on speed cameras by MoneyBlogNewz.
Speed cameras in Baltimore
Baltimore, Md., put up speed traps. Areas considered "high risk" like school zones were used for this. The tickets issued by these speeding camcorders are usually about $40 and are officially issued by the city of Baltimore. Speeding has gone down a ton due to these camcorders. Police have noticed there hasn't been a change in collisions though.
What the Baltimore speed camcorders do
Tickets have been given to people in Baltimore for a few months. These all come from the speed cameras. The City of Baltimore, however, isn’t seeing much of the money from the tickets. Having the speed cameras is more like payday loans for the city. The city has to pay more money than is received even though more money is given to the city. A private business owns, monitors and tracks the camcorders while the private contractor gets $32 of every $40. The city has to pay for the installation of the cameras, and has actually lost money on the deal thus far. Right now, the city is losing money off of the camcorders. Still, a short term personal loan for more is on the table.
A business for private companies taking over for law enforcement
Baltimore is not the only city paying private corporations to take over their work. The traffic enforcement cameras are having a difficult time legally. A defendant’s right to face their accuser has been cited multiple times by drivers who have been ticketed by a camera or automated system, and several tickets have been overturned. In general, the fact that a lot of people do not fight their traffic tickets means that private corporations are making millions of dollars by doing a city’s law enforcement work for them.
Information from
ABC 2 News
abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_county/baltimore-county-looks-to-add-speed-cameras
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_enforcement_camera
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