New Speed Camera in North Riverdale, But is it in the Right Place

Be careful now by PS 81 cause they will get you coming and going. 

  Here is the newest 'Speed Camera' that was put up on Riverdale Avenue at the south exit of the Skyview Shopping Center. The question however, is this speed camera placed facing south on Riverdale Avenue (and of course as the road slopes down so cars will gain speed) within the PS 81 School Zone as required by state law. Then there is as you will see in the next two photos if the street light arm is in the radar circumference.

Above and Below - the question is - does the arm of the street light (and possibly the wires, and soon tree limbs) interfere with a proper speed reading? 

Above - The original speed camera car which was placed before PS 81 (on October 3, 2015) facing northbound on Riverdale Avenue.

Below - The Speed Camera which was put up shortly after we exposed the speed camera car.

So why did Mayor Dollar Bill de Blasio put the speed cameras north and south on Riverdale Avenue by PS 81? It surely wasn't because of the NYCDOT survey of speeding cars on Riverdale Avenue, because that survey was done of the cars speeding on Fieldstone Road heading past the Riverdale Country School. Source - Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his DOT commissioner at the press conference when the state legislature passed the speed camera law (June 2013) while Bloomberg was still mayor. They were then installed under Mayor Dollar Bill de Blasio.

Be careful now by PS 81 cause they will get you coming and going. 

Below - Mayor Dollar Bill on September 2, 2014 by PS/MS 95 with one of the new speed camera cars.