EAST LANSING, Mich — A new pilot program in East Lansing will use cameras to monitor speeding in school zones, sending warnings to vehicle owners without requiring police intervention.
WATCH BELOW: Neighbors share thoughts on speeding, enforcement camera pilot program
Anthony Sanzica has lived in his southeast marble neighborhood home for about five years and says speeding is a persistent problem on his street.
"They speed right down this road," Sanzica said. "I mean it's very dangerous."
Just a block away, Ann Bean has had similar experiences with speeding drivers.
"Yeah, twice I almost got hit," Bean said.
Bean tells me she's put out her own signs asking drivers to slow down, and soon she could be getting some help from the city.
The East Lansing City Council recently authorized a pilot program that will install speeding cameras in two school zones identified as having the greatest safety risks for students and pedestrians. If a driver exceeds the speed limit in these zones, a written warning will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.
"That would be amazing. It's a well-known issue here," Sanzica said.
With both Marble Elementary and MacDonald Middle School nearby, Sanzica is optimistic about the program's potential impact.
He and Bean hope the cameras will help deter speeding and monitor streets where the East Lansing Police Department can't always maintain a presence.
"Not a lot of people are going into policing, and I think that that's going to help quite a bit to tag some of these speeders," Bean said.
The program is a partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation. The city says MDOT hopes to use the outcome of the pilot to advocate for the legalization of speed cameras across the state.
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