With fewer cars on the road during the pandemic shutdown, Montgomery County, Maryland, gave out fewer speed camera tickets. But drivers have picked up where they left off, with some new bad habits thrown in to boot.
Numbers obtained 太子探花 show speed camera tickets in the county dropping off in May and June before bouncing back in July.
Even with the number of tickets lower, those who did break the law did so with gusto.
鈥淲e saw an increase in speeds. So with less traffic, higher speeds,鈥� said Capt. Dave McBain, director of the traffic division for the Montgomery County police. 鈥淎s we鈥檝e progressed through this pandemic and moved through the year, we鈥檙e seeing obviously a lot more cars on the road, but unfortunately, the speeds are staying up, and that鈥檚 something that鈥檚 concerning.”
Charles County, Maryland, has also seen a decline in speed camera violations. Between March and late September of this year, the Charles County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said, it saw an 11% year-over-year decrease in the number of violations given out, compared with 2019.
Though Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland, saw red-light citations decrease with the reduction in traffic, speed camera violations actually went up. County police said that鈥檚 because main roads that were usually clogged with traffic were, for once, open.
