Beginning Monday, November 28, Macon-Bibb County will again fully enforce the speed limits around schools using the automated camera system, where they are installed. (School is not in session November 21-27, so the cameras are not being used.)

“Enforcing the speed limit around our schools is necessary to protecting our children and community, so the camera enforcement is about changing behaviors,” says Mayor Miller. “With people getting multiple tickets in these first few months – some getting dozens – we think they are getting the message that we are serious about protecting our children.”

The cameras actively enforce the speed limit on school days when classes are in session from one hour before the start of school until one hour after dismissal. The start and end times and the enforcement times are below. The flashing lights for a school zone indicate a reduced limit; enforcement by the cameras happens all day long.

So far, cameras have been installed for the school zones around: Northeast High & Appling Middle, Rutland Middle & High, Weaver Middle, Westside High, Ballard-Hudson Middle & Ingram-Pye Elementary, and Southwest High. They will eventually be installed at every public school.

“Driving slower around school is so important and can save lives, and that’s why we’re making sure people obey the speed limit,” says Mayor Miller. “This problem is more prevalent than people realize, and we’re asking people to drive slower and safer near our children.”