Lawmaker Jeff Reardon says pair of bills introduced would allow for fixed radar speed enforcement. Therefore, there is no longer require police to write the ticket.

Lawmaker Proposing Bill to Cite Lead Foot Motorists Using Cameras

Now in Oregon, there are a pair of bills under consideration that would allow more than two dozen cities across the state to charge leadfoot motorists using cameras. It would, in fact, remove the requirement that someone with a badge and gun write the speeding ticket.

Fixed Photo Radar Enforcement

It would permit fixed photo radar enforcement, the proposals by Representative Jeff Reardon, Democrat, commonly called speed cameras. This is would be in all major Oregon cities and their suburbs. Moreover, it would end the requirement that these citations be reviewed by a sworn police officer.

Approved in 2015 legislation, it originally had a pilot program that applied only to a city in Oregon. There are eight-speed safety cameras in Portland. These are in fact aren’t going anywhere by removing the 2024 sunset date.

Speed Camera Installations

Reardon said during a Joint Transportation Committee hearing on March 18th he thought the program had greater than expected success. Reardon said every time he drove down 122nd Avenue, Reardon passed one of the installations.

Lawmaker Jeff Reardon: No Racial Bias Built Into These Cameras

The fixed photo cameras have many important features to them. One includes flashing warning signs. They work 24 hours a day without on-site oversight. The cameras don’t monitor red light runners. They avoid what could be the potential for racial bias when in fact tickets are written by human beings, the lawmaker said.

House Bill 2530

The cameras would be allowed if House Bill 2530 is passed into law. Though it not required. This applies to approximately 11 cities with a population over 50,000. It would include cities encircling by one of Oregon’s eight metropolitan planning organizations such as the Portland area suburbs.

Urban High-Crash Corridors

In areas designated as “urban high-crash corridors,” the camera would be allowed. That, in fact, is basically anywhere designated a safety risk by the Oregon Department of Transportation or the local government. Or, in school zones, Reardon added.