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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Clarke, Middleton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Legislation - Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems
FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2009 Session of the Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to authorize the placement of speed monitoring systems on the streets and highways of Baltimore City.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) defines speed monitoring systems, also referred to as speed cameras, as electronic devices operated by police to enforce speed limits. Also known as photo radar, these devices monitor the speed of passing vehicles and are programmed to photograph vehicles traveling a set amount above the speed limit. Unlike other methods of traffic law enforcement, speed cameras do not require offending motorists to be pulled over. There are 2 methods for deploying speed cameras – mobile speed cameras are accompanied by police and moved around among various locations; fixed cameras are unaccompanied and photograph vehicles speeding at specific roadway locations.
In a statement released January 31, 2008, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) strongly supported new research from the IIHS that reinforced the effectiveness of speed cameras in reducing highway speeds based on a study of ...
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