Jan.
26th
Speed cameras go awry but its not their fault
Speed cameras covering the school zone in front of Pacific Avenue in front of Stewart Middle School were popping off this morning upsetting motorists who didn;t know what they were doign wrong.
The lights on the “SPEED LIMIT 20 WHEN FLASHING” were not flashing so motorists thought the speed limit was th enormal 35 mph.
The cameras, however, were rigged for 20 mph. FLash! Flash!
One upset motoriosts e-mailed The News Tribune: “The city can’t have it both ways. You can’t give someone a ticket if the WHEN FLASHING sign isn’t on.”
Sorry, said Tacoma Police Department spokesman Mark Fulghum, …