BERLIN – The town is moving forward with plans to add speed cameras to Flower Street and Seahawk Road.
Elected officials told Police Chief Arnold Downing this week they supported adding speed cameras to locations on Flower Street and Seahawk Road. The locations were recommended after speed studies throughout town.
“We’ll definitely keep you up to date,” Downing said. “We wanted you to know these were the locations.”
The Town of Berlin approved a contract with RedSpeed, a company that works with municipalities to provide automated traffic enforcement initiatives, in August. In the months since, Downing has been working with the company to conduct speed studies at various locations in town. He presented the council with the results of those studies on Monday and recommended the town move forward with installing cameras on Flower Street and Seahawk Road. Other streets that were suggested as locations, including West Street, Main Street and William Street, didn’t have the numbers to merit cameras, he said. In order to receive a ticket through the automated speeding system, motorists have to be at least 12 mph over the speed limit. The northbound William Street speed study, for example, showed 139 drivers going more than 5 mph over the limit but only 15 speeders going more than 10 mph over the limit. Northbound Seahawk Road, on the other hand, had 970 drivers going more than 5 mph over the speed limit and 296 drivers going more than 10 mph over the limit.
““We’re talking about volume—when you look at Seahawk we have volume—and we also look at speed thresholds,” Downing said.
OH Yes more tickets !!!
Easy Money for the Govt $$$$ Not for Safety !!! Cops speed more than anybody !!!!!
There is already more than Enough radar going on in worcestor county !!!!
need for speed !! LOL
Has anyone thought of closing off the streets where there are TOO MANY speeders? How many are too many?
Can’t Drive 55 !!! LOL
If you find the need to drive 12 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, then you need to suffer the consequences. A severe problem exists in today’s society whereas many people believe they should be allowed to do whatever they want, without repercussions. This includes speeding and driving dangerously. Those that complain the most are the biggest violators. Stop whining and slow down!
11:42 Amen! You are spot on. Slow down, especially around schools! There was just an incident over on the western shore where two elementary kids were killed along with a family member that was walking them to school (the family member was seriously injured). The driver was way over the speed limit. To all of those who complain get over yourselves. If you don’t break the law, you don’t get a ticket.
Baltimorons find the need to drive 12 mph over + !!!!
Across the Bay Bunch (Like Baltimorons ) do the Speeding !!!!! Your Guests / Your Tourists
but but but, it’s for the children! you know those ignorant little bastards that arent worth your time or money! never mind the revenue stream!
NO more cameras needed THIS IS NOT CHINA OR RUSSIA !!!
Put cameras near the POLICE STATIONS !!!! Catch more speeders !!!!
Yes > THEM !!!!