Following a 30-day warning period, automated speed cameras are now issuing $50 tickets in five school zones in Greenwich, Connecticut. The cameras at North Street School (North Street), Eagle Hill School (Glenville Road), Brunswick Lower School (King Street), Greenwich Academy (North Maple Avenue), and Central Middle School (Orchard Street) mark the launch of the town’s latest effort to slow drivers and protect students, according to ctpost.com. Four additional cameras at Glenville School, Greenwich High School, Parkway School, and a second camera at Central Middle School are issuing warnings until December 17, when fines begin, according to patch.com.
The five initial cameras began issuing warnings to drivers October 20 and started issuing fines November 19, according to greenwichfreepress.com. The first offense costs $50, and subsequent violations cost $75, with no impact on insurance or license points. Blue Line Solutions, the company that operates the cameras, and the Greenwich police review each citation before sending them out. Cameras will only issue fines when school is in session, when lights are flashing, and when children are on school grounds. The cameras capture only speeding cars and do not record outside school hours or use automatic license plate readers, according to ctpost.com. Officer Sabrina Diaz, a Greenwich police spokesperson, shared the motivation behind the new speed cameras.
“We are committed to changing driver behavior, slowing speeders down, and protecting our children,” Officer Diaz said, according to ctpost.com. “Please drive safely in our school zones and in our community.”
Officer Diaz noted that, in a study conducted in 2024 at the eight schools with speed cameras, school zones saw 44,208 speeding vehicles per week, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the total vehicles, according to ctpost.com. Of the speeding vehicles, 28,416 traveled 11 to 14 mph over the limit, 13,152 went 15 to 20 mph over, and 1,940 drove more than 21 mph above the posted limit, according to patch.com. Greenwich police say the initial 30-day period generated “low hundreds” of warnings and already reduced speeding, according to ctpost.com. Nationwide programs have slowed down 92 percent of vehicles in monitored school zones, and Greenwich models its safety plan after these programs, according to patch.com.
Ultimately, the cameras aim to positively influence long-term driving behavior and advance the town’s goal of eliminating crashes and injuries, according to greenwichfreepress.com. The Greenwich Police Department commented on the importance of speed cameras in the Greenwich community.
“This program prioritizes the safety of our youngest residents and aims to positively influence long-term driving behavior by encouraging motorists to slow down,” the Greenwich Police Department said, according to ctpost.com. “The amount of speeding observed in school zones is staggering, and these measures are essential to help prevent a potential tragedy.”
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