HOWARD COUNTY, M.d. — Beginning Monday, when thousands of Maryland students return to the classroom, drivers can expect to see more Howard County officers patrolling near schools. Soon, they may also see more automatic speed enforcement.

“The Howard County Police Department takes traffic safety seriously, and the safety of our children is one of our highest priorities,” Lt. Christopher Valentine with the department’s traffic unit said. “Our officers will be focused on drivers who are speeding, family stop for pedestrians and who are driving distracted.”

The department has 172 designated school zones where automated speed cameras are put in place to catch drivers ignoring the rules of the road nearby schools.

Until this past July, the department was were capped at just 8 total cameras.

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