[Durham INC] Fwd: WNCN: NC bill would bring cameras to Durham school zones to curb speeding

[Philip Azar]

Big shout out of thanks to Senator McKissick for introducing a bill that would allow testing speed cameras near schools.

Several years ago, this was one of the initiatives requested in a resolution adopted by the Durham InterNeighborhood Council and by the Durham Bike Pedestrian Advisory Commission.

The senator’s contact information:

Senator Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.
2017-2018 Session
Democrat - District 20 
Durham <http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/counties/counties.pl?county=Durham>, Granville <http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/counties/counties.pl?county=Granville>
N.C. Senate
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 515 
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
(919) 733-4599
Floyd.McKissick at ncleg.net <mailto:Floyd.McKissick at ncleg.net>


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> From: "McKeel, Dale" <Dale.McKeel at durhamnc.gov>
> Subject: WNCN: NC bill would bring cameras to Durham school zones to curb speeding
> Date: March 27, 2017 at 1:01:50 PM EDT
> To: Philip Azar <philip917azar at gmail.com>, Sarah O'Brien <skworth at ncsu.edu>
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> FYI-
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> The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee.
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> Here is the page for the bill on the NCGA website:  http://bit.ly/2o9Isml <http://bit.ly/2o9Isml>
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> Dale McKeel
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> NC bill would bring cameras to Durham school zones to curb speeding
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> By Michael Hyland <http://wncn.com/author/michael-hyland/> Published: March 15, 2017, 8:54 pm  Updated: March 16, 2017, 5:50 am
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> RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — You may see people driving through school zones much faster than posted speed limits
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> Now, there’s a push to try to curb that.
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> “They always speeding up and down this street, like all the time,” said LaQuita Watson, referring to a 20 mph zone.
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> Watson lives across the street from Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham.
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> She knows firsthand the danger of speeding.
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> “My son, when he was three years old, he got hit by a car,” Watson said.
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> A bill filed in the North Carolina legislature Wednesday would allow for a pilot program in Durham to use cameras in school zones to catch people speeding.
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> RELATED: Click here to read the bill filed by Senator McKissick <http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S269v0.pdf>
> The bill’s sponsor, Senator Floyd McKissick, says if it’s successful, it could be expanded across the state.
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> Terry Bellamy is Durham’s transportation director and used to work in Washington, D.C., which uses cameras to enforce speed limits.
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> “It’s all about saving lives, and the way that you save lives is to reduce speeds, and especially in school zones,” Bellamy said.
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> A car equipped with a camera would be parked outside different schools on different days.
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> The fine for speeding would be $250.
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> Bellamy says it would be decriminalized and the owner of the car would be responsible for paying.
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> “The intent of it is to change the behavior,” Bellamy said.
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> The cameras have their critics.
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> In Iowa, people have unsuccessfully sued about the cameras saying they’re unconstitutional.
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> A poll shows a majority in the state want them banned.
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> “If people are aware that someone is watching, it may help them to slow down,” said Rashidah Myrie, who lives in Durham.
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> But, even Watson wonders if they’ll work.
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> “People don’t care. They go through the lights and fly with cameras on the lights,” Watson said.
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> If this is approved, it could take a year to roll the plan out.
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> There would be an appeals process set up.
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> The money from the tickets would go to pay the cost of the program and make improvements in school zones.
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> http://wncn.com/2017/03/15/nc-bill-would-bring-cameras-to-durham-school-zones-to-curb-speeding/ <http://wncn.com/2017/03/15/nc-bill-would-bring-cameras-to-durham-school-zones-to-curb-speeding/>
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