Gaithersburg’s ‘Safe Speed’ will use cameras to catch speeders

Gaithersburg residents who drive 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limits in certain school and residential zones could be caught on camera and subject to $40 tickets when the city starts its “Safe Speed” program today.

The city follows Rockville, Chevy Chase and Montgomery County in authorizing the use of cameras in residential and school zones with speed limits of 35 mph or less. The Gaithersburg strategy consists of one mobile camera unit in a van operated by Affiliated Computer Services.