Six new speed cameras placed in areas known for excessive speeding go online Wednesday across D.C. While revenue for the speed cameras dropped significantly last year, the six new additions could reverse that trend because of their placement. There are numerous reasons for the overall drop in speed camera revenue. The Metropolitan Police Department admits that bad weather destroyed some of the equipment in early 2014, but others point to more people reducing speed in front of the cameras. It could be increased acquiescence, or it could be the growth of crowd sourcing navigation apps such as Waze. According to documents obtained by WTOP Ticketbuster, D.C. police issued 285,117 speed-camera tickets in 2014 (a precipitous decline from the 845,475 issued in 2012). In comparison, the city issued 72,691 red light-camera tickets in 2014, only a minuscule drop from the 77,878 issued in 2013. Nonetheless, D.C. has generated $357 million in speed-camera revenue since fiscal year 2007.
The new cameras will be at the following locations:
- 6100 Eastern Avenue NE, southeastbound: 25 mph
- 3200 Fort Lincoln Drive NE, southbound: 25 mph
- 1900 Branch Avenue SE, southbound: 25 mph
- 600 Kenilworth Avenue NE, southbound: 25 mph
- 1400 South Capitol Street, northbound and southbound: 25 mph
