Citations issued by county since 2016 have not produced a measurable safety benefit
In June 2023, the Montgomery County Policing Advisory Commission issued a report entitled “PAC Findings and Recommendations on MCPD Traffic Enforcement” that stated:
“The effectiveness of traffic enforcement must be measured against its impact on traffic accidents. That is the only appropriate metric for measuring effectiveness.”
The county’s school bus stop-light ticketing program can therefore be evaluated by answering a simple question using this trusted metric: Have there been fewer collisions between passing vehicles and student pedestrians near school buses since the county’s school bus camera enforcement program went into effect in 2016 when compared to the five years before it was implemented? The answer is a definite “no.”
On July 23, 2019, the retiring inspector general of Montgomery County, Edward L. Blansitt III, submitted his “Final Advisory Memorandum, Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the School Bus Safety Camera Program.” Mr. Blansitt provided this key finding regarding school bus-related pedestrian safety in the county: ...
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