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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Cameras catching drivers running red lights are nothing new, but cameras that are designed to catch speeding drivers are -- and they are arriving in North Texas.


Hickory Creek, in Denton County, and Rhome, in Wise County, are both moving to have the speeding cameras installed on their highways. (note: these communities are near Denton Texas)


Like red-light cameras, speed cameras would snap a photo of the offending car's license plate. Instead of getting pulled over by a police officer, speeding drivers would simply receive their ticket in the mail.

"It allows us to use technology, one, to be more efficient, and two, for officer safety. The officer's not having to stop each individual violator alongside a busy roadway," said

Some opponents to the plan said they are concerned the wrong driver could be ticketed by mistake.

Hey Chuck -

Back in my Road Warrior days I got quite a few tickets via cameras. Of course this was in Germany on the Autobahn and actually about 12 years ago. My how things take soooo long to catch on here. Actually, I remember them being out for a while then people whining how it "wasn't fair" to be caught by a camera or something like that.

Good thing they're coming back. Actually I can see how they can justify it. They could say the people most likely to speed are terrorists so this way they'll get them on camera. :D

It's a necessary evil as way too many people choose to ignore traffic safety.

Hi Chuck:

___Your post reminded me of a thread we started way back in the initial days of CleanMPG. As long as the exceeded by limits are known and there is a little leeway (8 mph over maybe?), I think it is a great idea. If they play games with 3 mph over or something, this is going to cause some problems.

Scottsdale, AZ. officials ticket speeders via camera instead of officers. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99)

___Or maybe I just liked the pic ;)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Scottsdale_Speed_Radar.jpg

___Good Luck

___Wayne