Eyes on the road: Automated speed cameras get a fresh look as traffic deaths mount

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Richmond, Va., joins a growing list of cities that have installed automated enforcement cameras in an effort to cut down on speeding. Joel Rose/NPR

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RICHMOND, Va. — The speed limit in front of Linwood Holton Elementary School is 25 miles per hour at drop-off and dismissal.

But Tara FitzPatrick says it’s not unusual to see drivers doing twice that. And she has the receipts to prove it.

“So he officially hit the school zone doing 50 miles an hour through a crosswalk,” FitzPatrick says, pointing her radar

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