MUKILTEO—The City of Mukilteo begins its Automated Traffic Camera program to encourage safe driving on roads throughout the City. Officials worked with NovoaGlobal to install cameras where the most dangerous speeding occurs.
“Speeding is a preventable cause of deadly collisions and life-altering injuries,” said Mukilteo Police Chief Illyn. “We look forward to bringing the latest technology to the City of Mukilteo in order to educate road users, enforce laws, and create a safer community for Mukilteo’s families and visitors.”
The speed camera enforcement program will begin with a 30-day warning period beginning on Friday, May 9th for three of the four cameras. The fourth camera located at 300 Block Mukilteo Speedway at Rosehill Community Park, will be installed at a later date with a subsequent grace period. This will give motorists time to change their driving habits before payable notices of infraction.
The following school zone and two park zones and will be monitored:
- School Zone Speed Enforcement – 7700 Block Mukilteo Speedway at Olympic View Middle School (Northbound)
- School Zone Speed Enforcement – 2500 Block of Mukilteo Speedway at Olympic View Middle School (Southbound)
- Speed Enforcement – 300 Block Mukilteo Speedway at Rosehill Community Park (Southbound)
- Speed Enforcement – 9000 Block Mukilteo Speedway at 92nd St Park (Northbound)
The Automated Traffic Camera program includes automated speed enforcement for school zone and park zone speed infractions. The monitoring system captures photos and videos of vehicles that speed in school zones and park zones. The program will include four locations.
In school zones, drivers speeding over the speed limit during school zone beacon times will receive a violation. In park zones, vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit will receive a violation.
The Mukilteo City Council approved the installation of automated traffic cameras during their meeting on December 4 after a public hearing, with many council members citing public safety as their primary concern.
In 2022, a total of 12,151 deaths, or 29% of all motor vehicle fatalities, occurred in speed-related crashes according to IIHS.
Based on a nationally representative sample of police-reported crashes, speeding — defined as exceeding the speed limit, driving too fast for conditions or racing — was involved in 8% of property-damage-only crashes and 12% of crashes with injuries or fatalities in 2022.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that the economic cost of speed-related crashes was about $46 billion in 2019 (Blincoe et al., 2023).
If a driver speeds in a school or park zone, the driver receives a Notice of Infraction from the Mukilteo Police Department sent to the car’s registered owner. Photo evidence will be on the Notice of Infraction and all photo and video evidence will be available online at www.zerofatality.com for the driver to review. During the initial warning period, drivers will receive the same infraction notice but “Warning” will be stamped across the infraction.
For more information, visit https://mukilteowa.gov/475/Automated-Traffic-Cameras.
Source: City of Mukilteo
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
