DRIVERS could be slapped with twice the cost of a regular ticket in a new crackdown focused on five hotspots.
Starting in September, residents could be hit with a warning, a $40 fine, or an $80 fine, depending on the speed they’re driving.
Speeding cameras will be installed at five intersections in the city[/caption]
Drivers in Minneapolis will be slapped with fines up to $80 (stock image)[/caption]
New traffic safety cameras will catch speeding drivers in five spots this fall.
The tech is being launched as part of a Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic accidents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cameras are being installed at five intersections around the city.
The first time vehicle owners are caught speeding, they’ll get a warning from police.
After the warning, violators will get a $40 fine if they’re going over 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
However, if they’re going 20 miles over the limit, drivers will receive a doubled fine of $80.
After the warning, first-time violators also have the option of taking a free safety class instead of paying the fine.
If car owners weren’t driving the speeding car, they will be allowed to provide a statement and contest the fines in court.
Citations won’t appear on driving records, according to MPR News.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey put the pilot program into effect on Tuesday morning.
The mayor signed a $12 million contract with traffic enforcement company NovoaGlobal.
NovoaGlobal will manage the camera system for the next four years under the contract.
“Minneapolis is taking commonsense steps to protect lives on our streets,” Frey said in a statement.
“With these traffic safety cameras, we’re making clear that speeding and reckless driving won’t be tolerated—especially near our schools and areas with lots of foot traffic.
“This pilot program is about saving lives, not writing tickets, and I’m proud to have signed the contract this morning to get this work moving.”
More than 40 people were killed in speeding accidents in Minneapolis between 2022 and 2024, city officials said.
“All these folks should be alive,” Vision Zero coordinator Ethan Fawley said, according to MPR News.
“You should be safe traveling around our city.
“But it’s extra tragic that most of these people killed were not speeding or running a red light themselves, they were killed by somebody else who was.”
The pilot program will be launched in September.
The cameras are expected to be installed by September[/caption]
