Breaking Speed Limits for the Greater Good

Drivers who haul ass through Montgomery County may be caught on camera and ticketed before the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Capt. Thomas Didone told the Post that the P.D. has enough funding for six stationary cameras at undetermined locations and six van-mounted mobile peepers. Drivers who blow the limit by 10 m.p.h. or more can expect a $40 ticket.

Cameras in and around downtown Silver Spring already provide photo ops for drivers who blow red lights, according to the county. Be sure to smile as you tear through these intersections:

• Northbound Colesville Road at Dale Drive
• Colesville Road at Fenton Street
• Southbound Georgia Avenue at Colesville Road
• Southbound Georgia Avenue at 16th Street

At $75 per snap shot, my tab with the cops could pay for the Purple Line. Add to that my anticipated appearances on speed-enforcement cameras, and I probably could pay for the Intercounty Connector, too.

"County Soon Will Issue Automated Speed Tickets" (Washington Post)