Hundreds of speeding warnings issued in school zones across Fairfax County

FAIRFAX, Va. — More than 1,000 drivers in Fairfax County received warnings in the first two months of a speed camera pilot program. The program is aimed to slow drivers down and keep pedestrians safe in eight school zones and one construction zone across the county.

From Feb. 10 to April 10, the Fairfax County Police Department issued 1,200 warnings, according to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay.

“I want to be clear – our goal is not to raise revenue,” McKay said in his community newsletter. “In fact, I would like to see not a single penny come from this program. We only hope to change driver behavior and promote safer roadways throughout the county.”

The county started to cite drivers on April 10. McKay stressed there are no points or insurance impacts from the citation.

Moving forward, speeders who go over 10 mph over the limit, will be ticketed between $50 and $100 depending on how fast they are going.

The cameras are located near the following schools:

The process for getting the first eight cameras installed took nearly a year, and required input from school officials, a community survey, and several citizen complaints. Police said that the county also saw several tragedies on the roads involving teens in the last year, including a crash on Blake Lane in June 2022 that left two Oakton High School students dead.

"Fairfax County Public Schools has been working hard to establish that as a school zone," Fairfax County Police Captain Alan Hanson said. "It's not up and running yet, but we expect in the not-too-distant future."