√Fake ‘speed camera’ on US street ordered to be removed

A fed-up Maryland resident set up a look-alike ‘speed camera’ to slow down speeding motorists – but its use of official-looking signs has drawn the ire of local law enforcement.

A resident of a small US town has divided opinion after taking a unique approach to get motorists to slow down on a suburban street – but local law enforcement has already ordered the fake ‘speed camera’ to be taken away.

First reported by US news station WUSA9, and spotted by Carscoops, an unnamed resident of Kensington, Maryland set up a ‘street library’ – usually intended for other residents to borrow books and read them – which has been designed to look like a speed camera.

According to the news report, the fake speed camera was placed on a street which connects two major roads and is often used as a ‘shortcut’, with motorists allegedly speeding through the suburban area to save seconds from their commutes.

However, following multiple alleged incidents involving damage to cars parked on the street, an unnamed resident took matters into their own hands – assembling the look-alike speed camera with two boxes, painted in grey.

Inside, the street library contains a handful of books – such as the ‘New Driver’s Guide to Things to Not Crash Into’, ‘How to Drive Safely’, and ‘The Original Roadkill Cookbook’ to name a few – but the sign above it caught the attention of local law enforcement authorities.

Rather than just set up the cardboard boxes and hope passing motorists will assume it’s a speed camera, the resident erected a sign above their creation, reading “traffic laws photo enforced”.

While no fines have been issued for setting up a fake speed camera, WUSA9 reports Montgomery County police took down the signs and told its creator to remove it from the roadside where it was placed – though it also cannot be moved onto private property without a permit.

Despite fellow residents of the street calling for speed bumps or other devices to slow down speeding drivers, there are reportedly no plans for local authorities to install speed deterrents on the suburban street.

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