DC issued nearly one million tickets to drivers over six month period in DC

[Anonymous]

One million traffic camera tickets issued in six month is around 5,500 ticket issued daily. Is that possible?

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

[Anonymous]

Sure, I think there could be 5500 people a day who break the law in front of a speed, red light, or stop sign camera. DC has over 400 cameras so they don't each need to capture that many violations.

[Anonymous]

295 and 695. I’m sure 80% of the tickets come from those cameras

[Anonymous]

Feel free to look up your (or someone else's) plate here, and see what they owe: https://prodpci.etimspayments.com/pbw/include/dc_parking/input.jsp?ticketType=P

[Anonymous]

This is like asking if there are 5500 stupid drivers every day. The answer is yes.

For the speed cameras, there are signs alerting you to them, and if it's a route you take frequently, you definitely should know where the cameras are.

[Anonymous]

There’s no need to be going 12 mph 🤨

[Anonymous]

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

[Anonymous]

They need money to pay for all the free handouts. Been happening for last few years. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

[Anonymous]

I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

The cameras are disproportionately on arteries into the city, so you can't actually say that DC drivers are safer because they get fewer tickets. Hasn't someone on here been obsessed with pedestrian death and injuries -- is there any data on the residences of the drivers who caused those accidents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

Your only risk -- and it's a minuscule risk -- is if they catch your car parked on a city street (DC cannot ticket on private property, including parking garages). Then they can call the tow truck, but even then it probably will take hours until one is available. Otherwise you can safely throw those tickets in the trash (not paying them will not ding your credit, because the credit agencies no longer consider debt that arises from parking tickets).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I always pay camera tickets. Am I a fool? Should I just not pay them? I don’t get them often.

Your only risk -- and it's a minuscule risk -- is if they catch your car parked on a city street (DC cannot ticket on private property, including parking garages). Then they can call the tow truck, but even then it probably will take hours until one is available. Otherwise you can safely throw those tickets in the trash (not paying them will not ding your credit, because the credit agencies no longer consider debt that arises from parking tickets).

And now the DC attorney general can file suit against the owners of cars with unpaid tickets and put a lien on the car. The odds are against this happening to you, but if you have a job with a clearance or a bar membership or something, it seems wise to avoid that or just avoid getting tickets in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

It’s funny to me how certain DC people are so wrapped up in victimhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the report, 973,431 tickets were mailed out to drivers between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. A majority of those tickets – 739,876 – were for speeding.
Maryland drivers made up most of the tickets, amounting to roughly 40%. Virginia drivers followed with 26% of the tickets. D.C. drivers received 21% of tickets.

During that time, $87,470,702 in Automatic Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program tickets were collected by the District. Meanwhile, 525,452 tickets remained unpaid.

Of the uncollected tickets, more than 350,000 of them belonged to Maryland and Virginia drivers.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/ddot-district-traffic-cameras/

It's really infuriating the degree to which dangerous drivers come into DC from MD and VA and make our roads less safe but then don't even pay their speeding tickets. The suburbs of DC just abuse this city while relying on it for jobs and entertainment -- it's such a screwed up relationship.

The cameras are disproportionately on arteries into the city, so you can't actually say that DC drivers are safer because they get fewer tickets. Hasn't someone on here been obsessed with pedestrian death and injuries -- is there any data on the residences of the drivers who caused those accidents?

The highest revenue cameras are strategically located on high capacity roads frequented by commuters at locations where they have drastically reduced speed limits. For example, two of the cameras that generate the most revenue on on the K Street underpass and E Street expressway where pedestrians are not even allowed.