Ga. lawmaker aims to shut down school zone speed cameras

With the next session of the Georgia Legislature right around the corner, that debate is about to pick up again, with one lawmaker already announcing plans to put speed cameras on the chopping block.

  • State Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, tells the FOX 5 I-Team he’ll try to put an end to automated school zone speed cameras next year – pushing a bill that would bar cities, counties and school systems from operating them.
  • The camera systems clock vehicle speeds, photograph license plates and send speeding citations by mail – frustrating many drivers who sometimes receive multiple tickets before they know they received the first one.
  • A series of I-Team investigations over the past year uncovered thousands of speeding tickets issued unfairly in several areas of…

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