Confusion reigns on Cross Country Boulevard in Baltimore as drivers grapple with conflicting speed limit signs and unexpected fines. Road signs have indicated a 30 mph speed limit for more than a month, but two speed cameras are still issuing tickets based on a 25 mph limit.

David Fink received two citations in one week.

“Both my wife and I thought it was a higher speed limit. We didn’t think it was 25.” He added, “Granted, it would’ve taken someone with an IQ higher than a toothbrush to verify what the actual speed limit is there or they would have to actually care, but they don’t.”

Councilman Isaac “Itzy” Schleifer says the issue reflects deeper problems in the city’s photo enforcement division. “It’s just dishonest, and they’re really stealing from the public when you issue tickets they shouldn’t get, and their two choices are go to court or pay the 40-dollar ticket.”

A spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Transportation acknowledged the error, saying, “There was a mix-up on Cross Country Blvd where the subcontractor mistakenly hung a 30 mph instead of the correct 25 mph sign. As soon as this issue was discovered, the cameras were paused until the correct sign was installed.”

Fink, considering further action, remarked, “I’m looking at a class action actually,” and questioned the city’s priorities, saying, “I don’t wanna see a city that’s so concerned about my violating the law going 12 over the speed limit but not concerned with their compliance of the law that they drafted. That bothers me.”

The city is now working to cancel tickets and refund affected drivers, but the incident has sparked broader concerns about traffic enforcement practices.

Schleifer said, “You don’t issue tickets when you put the wrong speed limit down. Now, how many other places in the city is this going on?”

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