HB 2485: Speed safety camera pilot

Summary

• Authorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to develop a traffic camera pilot program to test the use of two to three traffic cameras on state highways to evaluate the technology used, determine the impact on speeding behavior in areas of testing, and compile public responses to the use of traffic cameras on highways.
• Restricts the images that pilot program traffic cameras may capture to images of the vehicle and vehicle license plates, and limits the use of photographs, images, and other personally identifying data associated with the pilot program to use by the Washington State Patrol and the WSDOT for the purposes of this pilot program.
• Prohibits the issuance of traffic infractions for violations of traffic laws captured by pilot program traffic cameras.
• Authorizes the WSDOT to inform registered vehicle owners of a vehicle's rate of speed and the traffic fine that would have been imposed for exceeding the speed limit.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2485), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗