No more warnings. Traffic cams at these 5 Macon schools will start ticketing soon
The warning period is ending soon for automated speed cameras at five Bibb County schools.
Speeders in the school zones at Northwoods Academy, Bruce Elementary, James H. Porter Elementary, John R. Lewis Elementary and Martin Luther King Elementary will start getting tickets once the warning period ends, which will be Oct. 4. However, the ticket cameras will only be active during school hours when the lights are flashing, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said.
Bibb County Schools are on fall break from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10. Citations will resume being issued on Oct. 13.
The drop-off hours for Northwoods, Bruce, James H. Porter and John R. Lewis are 7:20 to 9:20 a.m., according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The drop-off hours for Martin Luther King are 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
The pickup hours for Northwoods are 2 to 4 p.m., according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The pickup times for Bruce, James H. Porter and John R. Lewis are 2:20 to 4:20 p.m. The pickup times for Martin Luther King are 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
These cameras were used for enforcement starting in early September, according to the sheriff’s office. But they initially only issued warnings to speeders.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to slow down and obey school zone speed limits, and watch for stopped school buses, watch for children gathered at school bus stops and near schools. Residents are also urged not to drop children off across the street from school, so they aren’t walking across busy streets.
“We would also like to remind motorists to make plans, whether taking children to school or going to work, to leave early enough in case of congested traffic in the areas of schools,” the sheriff’s office said. “Traffic in these areas of schools may be heavy during morning hours when schools begin letting in children and afternoon hours when schools are letting out children.”
Frustration over school speed zone cameras led to an attempt at further regulations around their use in the Georgia legislature, but the bills did not become law. Sheriff David Davis suspended the use of the speeding cameras earlier this year, but they resumed use after those bills failed to pass.