The Waterloo Police Department will begin using four portable photo-laser speed cameras starting November 15. Police Chief Dan Trelka says that crash rates have increased. The City of Waterloo has made improving traffic safety one of the goals of the Police Department. The new cameras include three hand-held units and a mobile trailer.Locations for the cameras will be chosen based on the number of accidents, violations, and resident input on a particular street. During the first two weeks, warnings will be issued in the areas where the speed cameras are. Around November 30 citations with fines will be issued. Signs will be posted warning drivers that photo enforcement is in use at the major entrances to the city.
