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Commissioner backs speed cameras as traffic deaths rise, urges state help for Route 235 and Route 5
Summary
A county commissioner said recent increases in traffic accidents and fatalities led them to support speed cameras, and urged the State Highway Administration and local state legislators to advance improvements on state roads including Great Mills Road, Route 235 and Route 5.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said rising traffic accidents and deaths prompted support for speed-camera enforcement and urged the state to take a larger role in improving major state roads.
"This commissioner has been opposed to speed cameras. I've always believed it didn't catch the driver, it just caught the car," the commissioner said, describing previous objections. "But I have seen an increase in traffic accidents and deaths related to…
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