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New Dulles traffic cams not for catching toll cheats, MWAA says

Nbcwashington · · 126 words · By Adam Tuss
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“New cameras along the Dulles Toll Road are not for catching toll cheats, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.”
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The claim is supported by one web search result stating MWAA says cameras are not for toll cheats, but no other sources confirm this.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is an independent airport authority, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia, with the consent of the United States C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Washington_Airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Silver Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 39 stations in Loudoun County, Fairfax County and Arlington County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Prince George'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Line_(Washington_Metro)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 267 (VA 267) is an expressway in the US state of Virginia. It consists of two end-to-end toll roads – the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway – as well as the non-tolled Dulles Access Roa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_267
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“The flock cameras, as they are known, are being installed across Virginia to track license plates for things like stolen vehicles and in response to Amber Alerts, MWAA said.”
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Multiple web search results indicate Flock cameras track license plates for stolen vehicles and Amber Alerts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An Amber alert (alternatively styled AMBER alert) or a child abduction emergency alert (SAME code: CAE) is a message distributed by a child abduction alert system to ask the public for help in finding…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skylar Annette Neese (February 10, 1996 – July 6, 2012) was a sixteen-year-old American girl who disappeared from her home in Star City, West Virginia around midnight on July 6, 2012. Her body was fou…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silver Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about missing persons – especially senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other mental disabi…
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“But MWAA told News4 that’s not what the cameras are for and that they’re strictly a safety measure.”
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The claim is supported by one web search result stating MWAA says cameras are strictly for safety.
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web search NEUTRAL — A traffic enforcementcamera(also a red lightcamera, speedcamera, roadsafetycamera, bus lanecamera, depending on use) is acamerawhich may be mounted beside or over a road or installed in an enforcement…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_enforcement_camera
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·Newcamerasalong the DullesTollRoad arenotfor catchingtollcheats, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Transportation reporter Adam Tuss explains.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/transportation/dull…
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web search NEUTRAL — Agencies should conductanetwork analysis of speeding-related crashes to identify locations to implement SSCs.Theanalysis can include scope (e.g., widespread, localized), location types (e.g., urban/su…
https://highways.dot.gov/safety/proven-safety-countermeasure…
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