The speed limit on Rhode Island Avenue NE near the Home Depot is 30 mph. On Veterans Day in 2023, a Maryland driver was caught by a camera on the corner of Reed Street NE going 170.
The violation — 140 mph over the speed limit — was the worst speeding incident to date caught by D.C.’s 477 traffic cameras. The cameras and the fines they dole out, ranging from $100 to $500, have irked residents, but they’ve also curbed reckless driving and captured some particularly egregious behavior.
The city has 213 speed cameras, 140 bus lane cameras, 56 red light cameras, 33 stop sign cameras, 25 school bus cameras (which catch drivers who pass school bus stop arms) and 10 truck restriction cameras, according to D.C. data. About half are in Northwest Washington, while the others are evenly scattered across the city’s other three quadrants. Here are the cameras that have triggered the most tickets.
The D.C. Department of Transportation did not provide data for bus lane cameras, saying it was too early to assess data for a program that is less than six months old. But it noted the bus lane with the most violations was along Georgia Avenue, where the 70 and 79 lines run through Northwest Washington and Montgomery County. The agency also declined to share data for school bus camera citations.
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