Colorado Deploys Allegedly Unstoppable Speed Cameras

Colorado has begun ticking along a stretch of Interstate 25 that utilizes a series of automated enforcement cameras that estimate a vehicle’s average speed over distance. Numerous outlets have even framed the system as being impossible to defeat. The state’s Department of Transportation has legally been able to implement speed cameras along “high-risk” corridors since 2023. This led to the Colorado Speed Enforcement Program placing some along stretches of Highway 119 that were previously under construction. The newer cameras are located on I-25, outside of Fort Collins, where the state plans on adding express lanes. It’s assumed that cameras will offer safer, more consistent enforcement than patrol units in construction zones — as there may not be sufficient room for officers to pull over speeders. Following a 30-day warning period, legitimate enforcement was activated on April …