This is a lottery Washington drivers don’t want to win.
Two speed cameras in Tacoma caught nearly 400,000 speeding violations in just four weeks, but most drivers caught breaking the law won’t receive a ticket. Instead, the city is using a lottery-style system to decide which drivers face a $145 fine.
The cameras are operated by NovoaGlobal and are located along North Point Way and Marine View Drive in Northeast Tacoma, monitoring roads with a 40 mph speed limit. During a four-week warning period from September 14 to October 13, they recorded about 515,000 vehicles passing by, KING 5 News reports. Nearly three out of every four were speeding, according to the city…