WASHINGTON – After one of its speed cameras clocked a bicycle doing 57 mph, the town of Cheverly decided to end its contract with vendor Optotraffic this summer.
The Washington Times reports it was one of several inaccurate readings the Optotraffic cameras provided before Cheverly decided to part ways.
In addition to the record-breaking bicycle, Optotraffic cameras had also recorded a bike going 38 mph and an “invisible vehicle” travelling 76 mph.
Despite accusations of inaccurate equipment, the Times reports that Optotraffic still provides speed cameras for more than a dozen Prince George’s County municipalities and for the county itself.
Optotraffic controls the majority of camera contracts in Prince George’s County since local governments began installing the devices in 2009, the Times reports.
They install and operate the cameras, while the local governments process the citations. Optotraffic receives about 40 percent of revenue from the $40 tickets.
Optotraffic spokesman Mickey Shepherd defended his company to the Times, saying the devices are reliable and that complaints are a result of a “lack of understanding” of the equipment.
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