
A stop sign camera has been installed at the intersection of 33rd St. and O St. It appears to capture drivers who drive northbound on 33rd St.
I am very glad to see this installed. This intersection has had some egregiously dangerous driving for a long time. For instance, this is a scene I came upon at this intersection in April. No car should be going so fast through an intersection to allow it to end up in such a position:

I am glad this camera was installed and part of its effectiveness is letter people know it’s there. So here is your notice! Come to a complete stop at this intersection!
Also, it’s important to remember that you have to stop before the stop line, not the cross-walk. The stop line is the white lane about four feet before the cross walk. Stop there!
I am hopeful this is just the first of multiple cameras we see installed in Georgetown. Too many pass-through drivers treat stop signs on the side streets as polite suggestions, not legal requirements. This is especially true along 35th St. in my district. Drivers routinely blow through stop signs all along this corridor. And, of course, the intersection just east of 33rd and O, O and Potomac, sees drivers blow through the stop sign so much that it’s surprising to see someone even remotely stop. This would also be a perfect spot for a camera.












We have been trying to get one at 30th and R Streets by Oak Hill Cemetery. I watch dozens of out-of-state cars breeze through without stopping, and I have witnessed many close calls of dog walkers heading to Montrose Park almost getting hit.