What are the chances that Albany will install flashing lights to warn drivers that schools are in session at locations where the city has traffic cameras? Slim to none, unless the city council orders it done.
On June 11, council members Carolyn McLeod and Steph Newton spoke up in favor of installing such lights. Flashing lights would alert drivers that this is a school day, meaning that going through a school zone at 31 mph or faster would likely yield a speeding ticket. .
(Besides catching red-light runners, the city’s traffic cameras are set to catch drivers going more than 10 mph faster than the posted speed, which in school zones is 20 mph from 7 to 5 on school days.)…