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WEBVTT THAT IS THE HOPE.>> THOSE THINGS ARE HORRIBLE.>> WE DO NEED SPEEDLISA: YOU WILL EITHER HATE THEM.THE WARNING IS OVER.IF YOU ARE CAUGHT GOING 12 MILESOVER THE LIMIT YOU'LL GET A $40TICKET.THOSE ARE NEAR VANGUARD,COLLEGIATE MIDDLE, BALTIMOREPOLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ANDEVANSON WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ONEDMONSON AVENUE.>> THEY WERE BROUGHT TO OURATTENTION BY THE NUMBER OFACCIDENTS, COMANCHE REQUESTS, APEDESTRIAN STRUCK, THOSE KIND OFISSUES THAT ROUTE THEM TO THEFOREFRONT.LISA: SOME PEOPLE REMAINSKEPTICAL.LAST TIME THEY WERE ON THEREDUCED INACCURATE VIOLATIONS.ALSO TODAY, THE 30-DAY WARNINGPERIOD FOR 8 RED LIGHT CAMERASBEGINS.>> I KNOW THEY CREATE REVENUEFOR THE CITY HOWEVER I DON'THINK THEY ARE SPOT ON AS FAR ASGETTING YOU.IT COULD BE A AND AS SOON AS YOUGO THROUGH IT'S RED AND THCLICK THERE IT IS.LISA THE CITY SAYS THIS TIME: AROUND THINGS ARE DIFFERENT.THEY HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF.>> THEY HAVE IN AN BONDSMAN ANDQUALITY SPECIALISTS REVIEW THESPEED CAMERAS WILL OPERATEVIOLATIONS AND SPEED CAMERASWILL OPERATE A SUPERVISOR.ONCE WE REVIEWED VIOLATIONS THEQUEBEC TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENTWHERE AND SIGNED OFF ON.LISA: THE SPEED CAMERAS WILL BE

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The warnings are officially over for those caught speeding in the city.Speed cameras in Baltimore were activated Monday to begin issuing tickets and fines for violators caught traveling at 12 mph over the speed limit. Speed cameras operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.There are 10 speed-cameras at seven locations, three of which have cameras in both directions:Vanguard Collegiate Middle School (5400-5700 blocks of Moravia Road) - both directionsBaltimore Polytechnic Institute/Western High School (1200-1600 blocks of West Cold Spring Lane) - both directionsEdmondson Westside High School (4200-4500 blocks of Edmondson Avenue) - both directionsFrederick Douglass High School (1800-2400 blocks of Gwynns Falls Parkway)Holy Angels Catholic School (900-1200 blocks of South Caton Avenue)Glenmount Elementary/Middle School (5900-6400 blocks of Walther Avenue)Gwynns Falls Elementary School (2600-2800 blocks of Gwynns Falls Parkway)City transportation officials said there were many factors that went into choosing the locations."They were brought to our attention a number of ways: Community requests, pedestrians struck, those kinds of issues brought them to the forefront," said Robert Liberati, director of automated traffic violation enforcement section of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.The 30-day trial period begins Monday for eight red-light cameras, and for now, those cameras will only issue warnings. These will run all day, every day.Some people remain skeptical of the cameras. The last time traffic-enforcement cameras were in use in Baltimore City, the system produced inaccurate violations. The city said, this time around, things are different and they have a dedicated staff."We have an ombudsman, four quality-assurance analysts to review violations and a supervisor," Liberati said. "Once we've reviewed violations, then they go back to the Police Department, where they're reviewed again and signed off on, so you have two layers of city review."Tickets will be $40 for speeding, and red-light tickets will be $75."We just want to remind everyone, pay attention to the signs, pay attention to the speed limit, slow down. If you see a yellow light, stop for the red light, and you won't get a ticket," Liberati said.Also on WBALTV.com: