MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Democratic legislators in Nassau County are calling for the troubled speed camera program aimed at catching speeders in school zones to be stopped until its signage problems can be corrected.

“We are calling for the program to be suspended,” Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams said. “There has not been true leadership shown on this, this has been a debacle since day one.”

Democratic Leaders Call For Nassau County School Zone Speed Camera Program Stopped

Many residents have complained that there aren’t enough signs warning drivers of speed camera locations.

“The signs are not obvious. They’re already covered by trees,” Franklin Square parent Diane Hanson said in September.

Legislator David Denenberg said the program should be stopped, fixed and instituted properly.

“Suspend this program until it’s adequately rolled out,” Denenberg said.

People in some neighborhoods have been hit with up to a dozen $80 tickets and Abrahams said it has become a “gotcha” program, WCBS 880’s Mike Xirinachs reported.

“Our constituents, our pedestrians, our motorists are being taken advantage of,” Abrahams said.