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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Six mobile speed cameras in Phoenix school zones malfunctioned over the weekend, flashing drivers who were not speeding, according to the city.
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In some cases, drivers were traveling below the speed limit and still triggered a flash.
Drivers notice the problem
Driver after driver near 35th Street and Osborn Road was hit with an unexpected flash of light over the weekend.
Mona Buruato was one of them.
“I’m jamming out to my music, and all of the sudden I see this bright light,” Buruato said.
Instead of driving off, Buruato pulled over and started investigating.
“I was going 35, which is the speed limit, it went off,” Buruato said.
She ran her own experiment.
“I went 20, it went off,” Buruato said. “Then I went 15, and it didn’t go off.”
Buruato said she found the problem herself.
“Oh, this is set for the school zone. However, it’s Saturday at 7:30 at night. There’s no school!” Buruato said.
Buruato posted videos of the incident to TikTok, and they gained attention. She was not the only driver affected.
Other drivers report the same issue
Amiel said he was flashed by the same camera and was unsure whether it would result in a ticket.
“It flashed me and I stopped there. I was asking, ‘Is that a flash or not?’” Amiel said.
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Amiel said he spent the weekend thinking he would receive a ticket in the mail.
He pulled over to ask questions after spotting Arizona’s Family on the side of the road, working on the story.
“Until I met you, I was thinking that I would get a ticket!” Amiel said.
City responds
A City of Phoenix spokesperson said officials are aware that six of the school zone cameras were activating when school zones were not active.
A city spokesperson said any tickets generated from those school zones during the malfunction have already been rejected, and the cameras are back to normal operation.
The contractor that operates the cameras is looking into the cause of the malfunction, according to the city.
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