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Center Point, AL: New Speed Cameras Catch Speeders

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Center Point, Alabama, is stepping up efforts to curb speeding, installing more traffic cameras along high-risk roads like Center Point Parkway. The new setups have already caught drivers exceeding 80 mph in a 40 mph zone. This move comes after three fatalities near City Hall in the past five years, primarily in residential areas near schools. Mayor Bobby Scott emphasizes the need for safety, placing two cameras in school zones at a middle school and elementary school. Tickets are issued for speeds over 10 mph above the limit, with a third-party company handling citations. The city reviews any disputes, ensuring a civil process. Speeds of up to 86 mph have already been recorded, highlighting the urgent need for these measures.

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Center Point, AL: New Speed Cameras Catch Speeders

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It's March 31st. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. Center Point, Alabama is cracking down on speed demons by adding more traffic cameras along key roads like Center Point Parkway. The speed limit there is 40 mph, but these new setups are already nabbing drivers blasting over 80 mph. This push comes after three folks got hit and killed near City Hall over the past five years, mostly in residential spots close to schools. Mayor Bobby Scott says kids walking home have to freeze in place when cars whip by too fast, so they place two fresh cameras right in school zones. At a middle school in elementary, where students cross a lot, tickets only drop for going more than 10 mph over, so in that 40 zone, it's 51 and up. A third-party company checks the footage, mails the citations, and the city reviews any disputes to toss bad ones. It's all civil, not criminal. Those clock speeds up to 86 mph already, and this is just one piece of their bigger plan

to keep pedestrians safe on the streets.

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