New Work Zone Speed Cameras Could Cost Kentucky Violators a Bundle

For me, personally, this story comes at the right time. On a mini-road, this weekend, I lost count of how many times we drove through work zones. It seems all road projects got the green light close to the same time. (I'm also thinking about the bridge updates happening along the Ohio River from Evansville to Rockport, Indiana.)

Speeding Through Work Zones

When I'm driving through work zones, I don't mess around; I slow down to the number on the sign. That's because law enforcement doesn't mess around, either; they're often stationed at these sites for a reason.

Slow Down When Workers Are Present

Some don't, though, as we all know. They'll just fly through, carefully placing their odometer needle about five to seven miles above the zone limit. In a couple of those zones we drove through, that would have been a huge mistake due to the narrowness of the resulting passageways. Sometimes I think the zone limit on the sign is too high.

Kentucky's New Work Zone Cameras

But now, in Kentucky, work zone speed cameras have gone up in certain locations, with others in the works. The cameras will make sure you abide by the given speed limit, and if you get caught, you'll know it immediately. While cameras are being used in some locations to bill you for driving on toll roads, speed zone cameras will result in quick action; the officer will pull you over right there. The recent addition of such cameras in the Indianapolis metro have already gone above and beyond the cal of duty...to the tune of 1,000 tickets per day.

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Expensive Speeding Fines in Work Zones

Those Kentucky fines will also set you back a pretty penny...we're talking upwards of $500. That salient point is a reason the new cameras are arriving to mixed emotions in some areas.

The rollout has already begun in Fayette, Whitley, and Laurel Counties with Martin and Shelby Counties next on the docket.

Going forward in Kentucky, the very simple act of tapping your brakes and slowing down will save you a lot of money, and possibly someone's life.