Speeding traffic triggers the operation of a speed camera on northbound Jones Falls Expressway. Two such devices were recently moved as drivers have gotten accustomed to their locations. Karl Merton Ferron/file
City line speed camera sends hostile message
What kind of message does it send to put a speed camera on the northbound Jones Falls Expressway just above Smith Avenue at the city line where everyone naturally speeds up a little as the character of the roadway and the more open surroundings lend themselves to moving a little faster (“Speed cameras relocated on Jones Falls Expressway; enforcement begins Monday,” March 23)?
To some, it might be interpreted as: “Thanks for coming and for your $40 but think twice about coming back.” Or it might be: “You’re really not welcome here.” Or maybe even: “You’re not wanted.”
— Harvey Schwartz, Baltimore
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