The state debuted work zone speed cameras more than a year ago, and it sounds like many drivers still don’t understand how they work. You only have a few weeks to figure it out because the fines are going up.
On its face, the state work zone speed camera program seems pretty straightforward.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has small mobile cameras attached to SUVs by a trailer hitch, and they go from work zone to work zone to try to keep the speeds down. WSDOT puts up a sign that warns drivers that there is a camera and the speed limit. For the cameras to be active, workers need to be in the work zone…