Washington city’s traffic cameras clocked 400,000 speeders in a month - only a few are getting tickets

During the four-week warning period, the Tacoma, Washington, speed cameras (similar to the one pictured in Portland, Oregon) recorded about 515,000 vehicles, nearly three-quarters of which were speeding - (City of Portland)

This is a lottery Washington drivers don’t want to win.

Two speed cameras in Tacoma caught nearly 400,000 speeding violations in just four weeks, but most drivers caught breaking the law won’t receive a ticket. Instead, the city is using a lottery-style system to decide which drivers face a $145 fine.