PHOTO ENFORCEMENT
THE PHOTO ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.
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Intent
To keep our citizens and streets safe, the City of Bonney Lake has initiated an automated traffic safety program to help enforce posted speed limits in school zones and encourage drivers to slow down. The City of Bonney Lake hopes to change driver behavior and improve driver safety.
How the City of Bonney Lake Automated Traffic Safety Program Works:
Photo speed enforcement for school zones
The automated mobile speed enforcement program is designed for maximum versatility. The program utilizes LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. Using LiDAR is different from traditional radar and laser speed detection because it accurately tracks every individual vehicle, including trucks, across all lanes of traffic at the same time. The evidence collected accurately identifies and cites only the speeding vehicle and provides reliable evidence of each violation.
Details
¤ The program began with written warnings Monday September 11, 2006, and full enforcement began the week of September 25th, 2006.
¤ The fine amount is $101.00 and a late penalty of $25.00 if not paid within 15 days.
¤ The registered owner of the vehicle gets the ticket and is responsible for the speeding violation. Vehicles driving in excess of the posted speed limits in school zones are automatically photographed and sent a Notice of Infraction.
¤ This notice is not a Traffic Ticket. It is important to remember that this Infraction works very similar to a Parking Ticket. This is NOT a “moving violation” and therefore no points go on a driver’s record and the violation is not reported to the driver’s insurance carrier.
¤ If someone else was driving your car,State Law and Bonney Lake Municipal Code Chapters 10.04 and 10.36 holds the registered owner of the vehicle responsible for the fine. We have an online copy of the Declaration of Non-Responsibility Form which can be filled out to state a different driver responsible for the fine, but it will remain the responsibility of the registered owner if not paid.
¤ Mobile Speed Enforcement is the first part of a comprehensive citywide traffic safety program. The second initiative will address red light running at select intersections. The City will introduce automated red light in the next few months.
Speed & Safety
¤ Speed is a contributing factor in approximately 30% of fatal accidents.1
¤ Children are eight times more likely to die if hit by a motor vehicle going 30 mph vs. one going at 20 mph or less.2
¤ Pedestrian injuries are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages five to fourteen. Each year 650 pedestrians ages fourteen and under die in traffic accidents.2
¤ In 2001, more than 47,300 children ages fourteen and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for pedestrian-related injuries.3
¤ Speeding in residential neighborhoods represents the single greatest complaint to police departments and city council representatives throughout the United States.3
¤ In a nationwide survey of 27 cities conducted in 2000, National Safe Kids Campaign found two-thirds of drivers exceeded the posted speed limits in school zones during the 30 minutes before schools started and 30 minutes after dismissal.2
¤ NHTSA provides suggestions to help communities develop a school transportation safety program. The organization believes local government should work towards passing legislation that increases penalties for speeding in school zones.1
¤ Speeding extends the distance necessary to stop a vehicle. A vehicle being driven at 30 mph requires more stopping distance than a vehicle being driven at 20 mph.1
¤ A car being driven at 20 mph requires 69 feet to stop.1
¤ A car being driven at 30 mph requires 123 feet to stop.1
Sources:
1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
2. National Safe Kids Campaign.
3. Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 (KKAD25)
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