Notes
| 461 | Added, Bill No. 190184 (approved June 5, 2019). Section 4 for Bill No. 190184 provides: "This Ordinance shall not be effective unless and until the Director of Finance certifies to the Chief Clerk of Council that the Philadelphia Parking Authority has entered into an agreement with the City to reimburse the City for its costs associated with implementation and administration of the automated speed enforcement system." Section 5 of Bill No. 190184 provides: "Pursuant to subsection 3370(q) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (The Vehicle Code), the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance shall expire on December 19, 2023, unless the expiration date of Section 3370(q) of the Vehicle Code is extended beyond that date, in which case the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance shall remain in effect until expiration of that Section." Caption amended, Bill No. 240434 (approved June 18, 2024). |
(1) Automated Speed Enforcement System. An electronic traffic sensor system that: is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; is able to automatically detect vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit with a type of speed timing device; and produces a recorded image which shows:
(a) a clear and legible identification of the vehicle's license plate;
(b) location; and
(c) date and time.
(2) The Vehicle Code. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
(3) Recorded Image. An image recorded on a photograph, a digital image or any other image-capture technology.
The owner of a vehicle that is recorded by an automated speed enforcement system exceeding the posted speed limit established under Section 3362 of the Vehicle Code (relating to maximum speed limits) by 11 miles per hour or more at a location designated and equipped pursuant to this Chapter is in violation of Section 3370 of the Vehicle Code (relating to automated speed enforcement on designated highways) and this Chapter, and subject to the fines and penalties established herein.
Notes
| 461.1 | Amended, Bill No. 240434 (approved June 18, 2024). |
(1) An automated speed enforcement system may be used to enforce this Chapter on the following corridors:
(a) U.S. Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at any location between Ninth Street and the Philadelphia County line shared with Bucks County that is approved by the Department of Streets, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
(b) Pennsylvania Route 611 (Broad Street) at any location between League Island Boulevard and the Philadelphia County line shared with Montgomery County that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(c) Pennsylvania Route 13 at any location between the Philadelphia County line shared with Delaware County and the Philadelphia County line shared with Bucks County that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 461.3
(2) No automated system shall be used unless:
(a) warning signs are conspicuously posted as follows:
(.1) two signs warning that an automated speed system is in use shall be posted at the beginning, and two such signs shall be posted at the end, of the stretch of each corridor along which camera locations may be installed;
(.2) two signs warning that an automated speed enforcement system is in use shall be posted at no greater than two-mile intervals along such stretch of each approved corridor; and
(.3) at least one sign shall be posted before the area in which each automated speed enforcement device is used, providing notification that a device is in use immediately ahead; and
(b) a notice identifying the location of the automated speed enforcement system is posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. 461.4
Notes
| 461.2 | Amended, Bill No. 240434 (approved June 18, 2024). |
| 461.3 | Added, Bill No. 241030 (approved December 18, 2024). |
| 461.4 | Amended, Bill No. 241030 (approved December 18, 2024). |
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