Providence drivers share thoughts about speed cameras reactivated

Drivers caught going over 11 mph over the 20 mph zone are ticketed $50.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The speed cameras throughout Providence were reactivated Monday with the start of a new school year. 

Per state law, the 20 cameras are deactivated at the end of each school year and are on during school hours — from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Drivers caught going over 11 mph over the 20 mph zone are automatically ticketed $50.

City drivers shared their thoughts with ABC 6 News as these cameras turned on again.

None of the drivers who were against the speed trap cameras said they felt comfortable speaking on camera — but the majority of drivers said these cameras are needed for safety.

Kevin Holford has a son in the Providence School District, who said, “It helps the kids. People don’t know how to drive around here.”

Holford even said he would not be against more cameras added throughout the city.

James Judd told ABC 6 he has worked in the funeral industry for the past 30 years, seeing first hang how speed can be deadly.

“In the school zones, the cameras are definitely necessary because people fly through there — even where the crossing guards are standing, I’ve seen the guards almost get hit standing there with the signs,” Judd added.

There are 20 cameras throughout the city, six of those were relocated in April.