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We’ve written plenty about speed and red light cameras in D.C., but motorists will soon have a new camera to worry about: those at Stop signs. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier appeared on WTOP today, where she said that MPD would look to install between eight and 10 Stop sign cameras before the end of the year:

Will probably start around end of year. Will notify public when placed. Once placed, we’ll give 30-day warning period. After that, live fines. Eight to 10 different intersections, and we can move them around based on crash data.

These will primarily go around schools.

These will monitor cars that do not stop at the stop sign line of an intersection. Once that’s captured, three individuals, including one police officer, will review to ensure it was, in fact, rolling through a stop sign.

The cameras are being bought as part of the 2013 D.C. budget, which looks to expand the use of cameras for a number of moving violations. A D.C. Council task force has been created to discuss how the cameras should be used and what type of fines should be assessed.