We just got back from a family wedding in Ohio. On the way, I must have been driving too fast in a work zone through New York. A few weeks later, a ticket shows up in the mail – 65 in a 45 mph zone.
The first thing my fiancé says to me is “Are you sure I wasn’t driving?” It doesn’t matter who was driving – the camera says we were speeding through a work zone and now my wallet is fifty dollars lighter!
The cameras snapped pics of my plate and the car from different angles, and boom, there it was. New York launched its Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement program after legislation signed by Governor Hochul in 2021. It started with a pilot program in 2023 to cut down on speeding in construction zones, where workers are at serious risk…