KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kirkland is starting a pilot program for school zone speed enforcement cameras on the first day of school Tuesday.
Officials said the goal of the pilot is to get people to slow down in school zones and reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities.
The city said the two pilot locations for the photo enforcement cameras were chosen because they had the highest traffic volumes and incidents of excessive speed.
The cameras are near John Muir Elementary/Kamiakin Middle School and Rose Hill Elementary School. They will operate 30 minutes before and after the start of school and 30 minutes before and after the end of school.
Warnings will be issued for the first 30 days, and then citations will begin. The fine for speeds over 25 mph is $136 per incident and $250 per incident for speeds over 30 mph. The speed limit in the school zones is 20 mph.
KIRO 7 Reporter Rob Munoz is live on air from 4:30 to 7 a.m. showing you the exact locations, and Traffic Anchor Tracy Taylor is going in-depth on the number of fatalities in school zones last year. Watch on TV or here https://kiro.tv/LiveNews
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