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The City of Cleveland rolled out another initiative this week to catch speedy drivers- Portable Camera Units.

Cleveland.com reports that in the one week since the cameras have hit city streets, more than 4,600 vehicles have been flagged for speeding.

Yikes.

The good news is that not all photographed cars will be ticketed.

Apparently, there’s a lengthy review process that each image undergoes prior to a ticket issue, which usually weeds out some of the lesser offenders.

Nevertheless, drivers who were traveling 11 mph over the speed limit (or above) may see fines starting at $100.

Currently, the city has units at 2416 E. 55th St., 2300 St. Clair Ave., 4123 Pearl Rd., 3219 Detroit Ave. and 4050 Superior Ave.

Just this morning we wrote about the 20 things that Clevelanders love to hate about Cleveland.

Perhaps these Portable Camera Units make number 21.

This article appears in Oct 2-8, 2013.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

4 replies on “4,600 Clevelanders Were Caught Speeding this Week with the City’s New Portable Camera Units”

  1. This Is Bullshit! just cam the whole damn city and lay off half the cops bam!! save money and make more money.

  2. I think I got nabbed on the Detroit camera. However, there is about a 10-15 block space BEFORE the camera where NO speed limit sign is posted. I honestly had no idea what the speed limit was. Sure enough, the speed limit sign was posted AFTER the camera. Very misleading and a bit unfair.

  4. I got a ticket from a camera in Parma Hts about 2 years ago. They sent me a ticket with a link to the webcam video of it, and it shows that I was turning right. I clearly stopped and waited, then turned, and they made me pay the fine BEFORE I could go to court to argue against it. They said if I won, I would get reimbursed, but I never should have been given a ticket in the first place since I was turning right on red where it was completely legal.

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