Speed ticketing cameras are coming to some school zones across Gainesville within the next few weeks, the first moves in a broader project intended to discourage drivers from racing past students during school hours.
The first cameras are expected to go live within weeks near Lincoln Middle and Talbot Elementary, Gainesville police spokesman Arthur Forgey said. Additional speed ticket cameras will be installed at more schools in the future, along with red light cameras, he said. Tickets will be $100 for speeders.
“We are starting slow,” Forgey said. “Just to learn the ins and outs of the program and get familiar before we adopt it at all of our schools.”…