The City of Crestview launched a new School Zone Speed Safety Program on Wednesday, beginning a 30-day warning period to educate drivers about automated speed enforcement cameras installed near Riverside Elementary and Shoal River Middle School along East Redstone Avenue.
- The two schools are the first of several school zones set to receive the automated enforcement systems.
The location was chosen based on speeding complaints, observations and speed studies, according to the city. An initial speed study conducted by NovoaGlobal, the city’s technology partner on the program, found an average of more than 200 speeding violations per day in the area.
“This 30-day warning period is about keeping our children safe and giving parents peace of mind,” Crestview Police Chief McCosker said. “By educating drivers and allowing time to adjust their behavior, we are working to reduce speeding in school zones and protect the children who walk, bike, and ride to school every day.”
During the warning phase, advanced traffic enforcement cameras will monitor vehicle speeds in the designated school zones and warning notices will be mailed to violators. No fines will be issued during the 30-day period.
Beginning Friday, March 13, civil penalties of $100 will be assessed for violations. The citations are civil, similar to a parking ticket, and will not affect driving records or insurance. No points will be added to a driver’s license.
The program was developed in partnership with NovoaGlobal, which provides the automated technology used to detect and document violations.
“We’re asking all drivers to be alert, slow down, and watch for school zone signs and flashing lights,” McCosker said. “This warning period allows everyone to develop safer habits that help protect Crestview’s children and families.”
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Imagine that, the company that profits from the tickets found violations at the site. Seems to me to be a conflict of interest. I bet that same company is responsible for calibration of the camera that clocks the speed. This has corruption written all over it. Most local government officials are too inept to be in the positions they are in. Perhaps it’s time to contact out those positions as well.