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Madison, Wisconsin (AP) — Milwaukee will allow red light cameras and automatic speed tickets under a bipartisan bill introduced on Tuesday.
A controversial method of using cameras and computerized radar to crack down on speeding and other traffic offenses was unpopular with some drivers, and the measure was passed by the Wisconsin legislature in the past two years. It was rejected in parliament.
A congressional committee voted to approve a similar bill in 2019, but failed to gain support in the Senate. Two years later, another bill was introduced, but never reached committee votes in either house.
State Rep. Lachesia Myers and Sen. LaTonia Johnson, both Democrats in Milwaukee, along with Dodgeville Republican Rep. Todd Novak, sponsored the latest bill. In an email Tuesday calling for co-organizers, they said automated enforcement would help police fight rising deaths from car crashes and reckless driving.
Milwaukee has seen a dramatic rise in traffic deaths in recent days, and several politicians have criticized local authorities for their inability to stop incidents of reckless driving plaguing the city.
The bill would not allow police to issue a speeding ticket to a driver whose camera caught speed is less than 20 mph. It also allows automated crackdowns only in Milwaukee, the state’s largest city.
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