Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation that would allow state troopers to use handheld speed cameras to issue citations in work zones. Ralph Northam, would allow Virginia State Police troopers to use the cameras only in highway work zones. Although the program would be limited in its scope, it would signal an important tryout of automated enforcement in Virginia after years of opposition to plans for widespread deployment of speed cameras. In Maryland, work-zone speed cameras are generally placed on mobile sport-utility vehicles hidden on the shoulder of the work zone, and violators are ticketed for exceeding the posted work-zone speed limit by 12 mph or greater. Maryland has allowed speed cameras in work zones since 2009.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2019 23:48 UTC