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State delays photo Questions from the public over the state's new Photo Enforcement Program to catch traffic violators have prompted the Department of Transportation to delay issuing tickets using the new system.
traffic tickets
Only warnings will be given until
January to allow time to address
the public's concernsStar-Bulletin staff
Instead, the warning period, which was originally scheduled to expire today, will be extended until some time in early January.
"This will give us more time to respond to questions and allow the public to become more comfortable with photo enforcement," state Transportation Director Brian Minaai said in a news release. He did not provide an exact date.
The three-year project involves setting up cameras at 25 intersections and "speeding locations" at different parts of the island. Anyone caught on camera speeding or running a red light will be mailed a photo of the violation along with a citation. The citation is sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.
Traffic cameras have been in place since Dec. 3. Through Dec. 14, 42,554 vehicles were checked by the speed enforcement cameras, the Transportation Department said. A total of 9,112 vehicles were caught speeding, with 2,957 warning citations sent to drivers.
One issue that has raised questions is how many miles a driver can be over the speed limit before a citation is issued, Minaai said. He added that agency officials have no plans to announce an exact definition of the speed threshold. "That would be sending the wrong message because it is not OK to speed."
Minaai said the citation threshold will be set around the 10 percent margin of error that some have suggested.
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