Maryland Plans Speed Cameras in Charles Corridors

A Maryland assessment identified 135 vulnerable-road corridors, with only six in Charles County, and a new safety-corridor rule allowing speed cameras in these areas starting fall 2027. In Charles County, four corridors run along Route 301, and two local-road corridors sit in Waldorf, with Route 228 not designated as a safety corridor and requiring separate legislation to place cameras there. State officials plan to deploy cameras on U.S. Route 301 in Waldorf as one of the first deployments, while revenue from cameras goes to local speed-camera programs or highway-safety improvements. In Galway, Ireland, a new electronic speed-feedback sign was installed at Taylors Hill after years of advocacy to curb dangerous speeding that endangers pedestrians. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, radar-equipped speed-limit signs were installed on Front Street after a pedestrian fatality, part of ongoing Vision Zero efforts and discussions about further changes like lane reductions. Minnesota is rolling out more than 300 dynamic speed-feedback signs on rural highways to remind drivers of speeds near towns, with speeding contributing to about a third of fatal crashes and signs to be maintained by local agencies after installation.