City of Baldwin issued the following announcement on Aug. 4.
With the start of the new school year approaching, the Baldwin Police Department announces the return of its school zone safety and automated traffic enforcement program for the Baldwin Elementary School Zone located on Willingham Avenue. Since the program was implemented, it has proven beneficial in keeping the students, faculty, parents, and others on the roadways safer. The number of vehicles speeding through the school zone dropped drastically from 2,375 to 162 weekly and we have seen a 93% reduction overall since the implementation of the program. The city will activate its network of speed detection cameras on August 5, 2021 in this school zone to make sure drivers aren't putting the lives of students and teachers in jeopardy as they return to school.
The cameras monitor speeds and issue citations during school days. No citations will be issued on holidays, weekends, or any other times school is not in session. They will also be in operation only during a specific time frame throughout the day. Enforcement will begin 1 hour prior to the start of school and will end 1 hour after students are released. During the time period that the school zone lights are flashing, 8:15-9:15 am and 3:15-4:15 pm, the enforcement will be on any vehicle driving 11 MPH or over the posted school zone speed limit. During the times that the lights are not flashing, enforcement will be on any vehicle driving 11 MPH or more above the posted normal roadway speed limit. The registered owner of the vehicle will receive a citation in the mail with a picture of their vehicle, tag, and the speed the vehicle was traveling. This citation is a civil issue and will not cause any points on their license. State law set the fine at $75.00 plus a $25.00 processing fee. Second and subsequent offenses will be $125.00 + $25.00 processing fee.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Baldwin
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