Speeder cams ‘go live’ as Middle Georgia cities crack down on fast drivers near schools
Motorists, be warned: no more warnings.
Slow down in school zones or face speeding tickets from camera-equipped detection devices in at least two Middle Georgia counties.
Officials this week issued reminders that speeders will be ticketed beginning Tuesday in Macon and on Wednesday in Warner Robins near some campuses as cameras “go live” and grace periods expire as schools reopen for the fall.
In Macon, cameras are in place at Northeast, Rutland, Westside and Southwest high schools, Appling, Rutland, Weaver and Ballard-Hudson middle schools and at Ingram-Pye Elementary School.
According to a news release from Macon-Bibb County officials, $100 fines will be issued to first-time offenders traveling in excess of 10 mph over the posted speed limit. Subsequent citations come with $150 fines.
Officials said that in the coming months, some private and charter schools in Bibb will have speed-enforcement devices installed.
In Warner Robins, city officials said in a statement that speed-detection cameras will be “fully operational” on Wednesday when classes begin at Warner Robins and Northside high schools and at Huntington Middle School and Lake Joy Elementary School.