A new question has come up about the traffic cameras in the school zone on North Albany Road, which generated hundreds of speeding tickets in the last few weeks of the school year that ended on June 13.
Does the signage surrounding the cameras at Thornton Lake Drive meet the requirements of state law? The question came up during a discussion among city council members Wednesday night.
In 2024 the legislature passed House Bill 4109. Among other unrelated things concerning transportation, the bill says that “in a city operating a a photo radar system under ORS 810.438, a citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photo radar if a sign that provides drivers with information about the driver’s current rate of speed is posted between 100 and 400 yards before the location of each photo radar unit.”…