A NEW “high risk camera” law will see drivers face automatic $50 fines when the warning period ends October 30.
Drivers now have only days left before the new traffic cameras will automatically report speeding violations to police, who can then issue tickets.
A new high risk camera law will see drivers face automatic $50 fines when the warning period ends October 30[/caption]
The Memphis Police Department’s (MPD) said the speed limit cameras became operational on Tuesday.
They explained that drivers caught going over seven mph over the speed limit will receive a warning between September 30 and October 30, but after that, drivers face a $50 fine.
The cameras are set up at 15 locations, including high-risk intersections, “S-curves,” and school zones.
Provided by Verra Mobility, they work by capturing the license plate of a speeding vehicle and then sending a video of that vehicle to a police officer.
Officers will then verify the infraction before issuing a fine to the vehicle’s owner reports Fox 13.
City officials say these tickets will be enforced, unlike mail-in citations from other speed cameras, becauselaw enforcement officers review the violations and authorize the tickets for speeders.
Below is a full list of their locations.
- Union Avenue: Rembert to Morrison (School Zone)
- Whitney Avenue: Mountain Terrace to Wingate (School Zone)
- Tillman Street: McAdoo to Tillman Cove (School Zone)
- Kirby Parkway: Raines to Birchwalk (School Zone)
- Stratford Road: Bowen to Marcel (School Zone)
- East Holmes Road: Tulane to Elvis Presley Blvd. (School Zone)
- Perkins Road: Wooddale to Scottsdale (School Zone) and Reverse Curve
- North White Station Road: Normandy to Heatherway (School Zone)
- Getwell Road: Mallory to Elliston (School Zone)
- New Allen Road: Hawkins Mill Road to Price of Peace Church (Reverse Curve)
- Tchulahoma Road: Shannon Circle to 400 feet South of Christine (Reverse Curve)
- McLean Road: Forrest to Faxon (School Zone)
- Quince Road: Sulgrave to Solway (School Zone)
- Perkins Road: 100 feet South of Chip to 100 feet North of Perkins Cove (Reverse Curve)
- Knight Arnold Road: 600 feet East of Mendenhall to 200 feet of Spencer (Reverse Curve)
October brought not only chilly weather to the United States, but also a slew of new road laws and driving rule changes that will impact millions of drivers.
These legislative additions address everything from official classification of certain offenses to introducing new stipulations that will levy heavy fines against offenders.
In total, 14 new laws went into effect on October 1 across the United States, with many areas enacting multiple new laws on this date.
Some focus on impaired driving and how offenders can be prosecuted in court, while others address more mundane offenses like speeding and parking violations.
Motorists in the regions where these new laws are coming into effect are best served by brushing up on what’s expected of them from this week on. – here are just a few of them.
Few traffic laws will cost drivers more than Maryland’s new speed cameras and graduated fine scale, which could charge up to $425 for motorists going 40 mph or over the posted limit.
One of the most culturally relevant laws going into effect on October 1 comes from Connecticut, which has permitted local municipalities to adopt ordinances against street takeovers.
Connecticut House Bill 7132 will allow local and state police, called “peace officers,” to begin stopping vehicles solely for violations related to ingesting cannabis in any way, shape, or form while behind the wheel of a car.
In Florida, a major tourist destination is set to introduce new parking price changes from October onward.
Similarly, a Maine town has expanded its paid parking conversion to its downtown area after seeing great success in initial, smaller areas.
In Hoboken, New Jersey, cameras will monitor roads and automatically ticket violators of certain parking laws.
Maryland has cracked down on the licensing privileges of motorists who’ve been convicted of impaired driving.
Florida introduces several significant laws this month, but the most financially costly comes in the form of a $5,000 fine and up to five years in prison for having specific aftermarket lights.
Another Florida law seeks to double the maximum sentences of repeat DUI and BUI offenders, as well as vehicular homicide offenders, to 30 years in prison.
New October driving laws and rules
- Maryland drivers who go 30 mph or higher over the posted speed limit will be charged with reckless driving and hit with up to 60 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. The same law also introduces new speeding cameras and a graduated fine scale, going as high as $425 for going 40 mph or higher over the limit.
- Maryland will also begin revoking the licenses of motorists convicted of impaired driving if they fled the scene of or caused death or life-threatening injury to someone involved in the incident they were convicted for. Application for reinstatement is possible to those affected after a certain time.
- Florida drivers with certain front-facing aftermarket lighting setups who are believed to be imitating or impersonating law enforcement while driving will be hit with up to $5,000 in fines and up to five years in prison.
- Florida will also begin forcing drivers who crash into property or another vehicle and flee the scene to pay for any damage they’ve caused.
- Another new Florida law will punish drivers who lead law enforcement on car chases, raising these offenses by one classification level and increasing their jail time accordingly. Repeat offenders will also have their sentences increased by 50%.
- The final new law for Florida will seek to increase the max sentences for repeat DUI and BUI offenders to 30 years from 15 years. The law will also make refusing a urine or breath test a misdemeanor offense, with repeat offenses raising the degree.
- Connecticut will officially classify reckless driving as a traffic offense from October 1 onward, defining it as driving at speeds of 100 mph or higher. Offenders can be hit with up to $1,000 in fines, a year in prison, and may have their vehicles impounded at the arresting officer’s discretion.
- Motorcycle drivers in Connecticut also have a new law to look out for, which will raise the mandatory helmet age threshold from 18 to 21 years old. Violators will be hit with fines ranging from $90 to $250, and the law also applies to riders of e-bikes with batteries higher than 750 watts.
- Connecticut will restrict predatory towing practices, which include forcing tow companies to take credit card payments, making it more difficult for them to sell a car in their possession, and restricting what they can tow vehicles for.
- Hoboken, New Jersey, will begin implementing traffic cameras focused on sending out parking tickets to violators, doing so without giving them any immediate notification. Violations the cameras are monitoring include double parking, blocking bike lanes, stopping in bike zones, and improper use of loading zones.
