City Of New Orleans To Reactivate School Zone Safety Cameras On Monday

New Orleans LA

05 February, 2021

3:32 PM

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From the City of New Orleans: February 4, 2021 The City of New Orleans today announced that school zone cameras will be reactivated on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at 7 a.m. The automated photo enforcement program is one component of the City's efforts to reduce speeding and increase safety on our streets. School zone hours are 7 a.m.-9 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Motorists are advised to carefully observe posted speed limits and exercise caution in school zones, including no cell phone use and stopping for children crossing the street. Drivers can expect to see enforcement of 20 mph school zone speed limits. Speed is fundamentally linked to safety as higher speeds not only increase the likelihood of crashes, but also the severity of crashes. A person hit by a car travel 35 mph is five times more likely to be killed than by a car traveling at 20 mph. The risk is even greater when a crash involves a child or a larger vehicle such as an SUV. Higher speeds contribute to crashes in a number of ways: Crashes at higher speeds create more force and are therefore more likely to be fatal; Drivers traveling at higher speeds have a narrower field of vision; Drivers traveling at higher speeds travel further before they can react; Vehicles traveling at higher speeds have longer. This press release was produced by the City of New Orleans. The views expressed are the author's own.