NJ drivers among the most-ticketed NYC 'super-speeders' caught on camera
Transportation Alternatives found that 1,300 New Jersey "super-speeders" are responsible for more than 32,000 violations caught on camera.
New Jersey doesn't have speed enforcement cameras, but Garden State drivers keep getting ticketed for violations across the river.
The New York City-based nonprofit Transportation Alternatives found that 30% of New York City's "super-speeders" - defined as 16 or more speeding tickets in under a year - are from out of state. Leading the way? New Jersey-registered vehicles.
Transportation Alternatives found that 1,300 New Jersey "super-speeders" are responsible for more than 32,000 violations caught on camera. That's 25 tickets on average.
Drivers get one for going more than 10 mph over the speed limit. The city-wide limit is 25 mph, but some city school zones are now 15 mph. Each of these tickets costs $50.
That would mean the average NJ-based repeat offender owes more than $1,250 in New York City speeding tickets, before accounting for late penalties and interest.
Several cities in Connecticut are also rolling out speed cameras this year, leaving New Jersey as the only one in the tri-state that doesn’t have this program.
