PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Providence has reactivated its school zone speed camera program just in time for the new academic year.
Fifteen cameras were activated Tuesday within a quarter-mile of several schools in an effort to keep drivers from speeding.
Police say the cameras are operational on school days from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Drivers caught going 11 mph or more over the speed limit face a $50 ticket.
Police say the cameras are meant to protect children.
The cameras can be relocated to address problem areas.
The cameras were the source of controversy in 2018 when more than 12,000 speeding tickets were handed out in a little over a month, prompting a legal challenge brought by people who said the program was in violation of state law that required warning signs.
