Speed limit cameras at Stratford Academy and First Presbyterian Day School will begin enforcing the speed limit with tickets on Monday, March 18. (There was a delay in the start of ticketing while the reduced limit light systems were calibrated, and during that time, only warnings have been issued.) 

Cameras are already enforcing the speed limit with tickets for the following school zones: Northeast High & Appling Middle, Rutland Middle & High, Weaver Middle, Westside High, Ballard-Hudson Middle & Ingram-Pye Elementary, Southwest High, Carter Elementary, Hartley Elementary, Heard Elementary, Springdale Elementary, and Windsor Academy.  

“With the camera enforcement, we are able to begin changing people’s behavior, improve everyone’s safety in these areas, and allow our deputies to focus on other issues,” adds Mayor Miller. “Our goal is to have these important safety devices posted at every private and public school in our community.”  

The cameras actively enforce the speed limit on school days when classes are in session from one hour before the start of school until one hour after dismissal. The start and end times and the enforcement times are below. The flashing lights in a school zone only indicate the reduced limit around the beginning and end of school. The cameras enforce both the reduced speed limit and the regular speed limit in the middle of the day.  

Citations using the cameras are only issued when a vehicle travels within a school zone more than 10 miles per hour of the posted speed limit. The first citation will be $100, and each subsequent citation will be $150. Money collected from these fines shall only be used to fund local law enforcement or public safety initiatives.  

“Our administration has been focused on improving public safety at all levels because our community said it was their top priority,” says Mayor Miller.   

These citations will not show up on a person’s driving record nor be used for “points” with their insurance. All citations are reviewed by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office to ensure its compliance with Macon-Bibb’s Code.   

Stratford Academy 
School Time: 8:15 a.m. – 3:20 p.m. 
Enforcement: 7:15 a.m. – 4:20 p.m.   

First Presbyterian Day School 
School Time: 
M/T/Th/F – 8:15 a.m. – 3:10 p.m. 
W – 8:50 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.    

Enforcement: 
M/T/Th/F – 7:15 a.m. – 4:10 p.m. 
W – 7:50 a.m. – 4:10 p.m.    

Windsor Academy  
School Time: 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
Enforcement: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.    

Bibb County School District   

Elementary School  
School Time: 8:20 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.  
Enforcement: 7:20 a.m. – 4:20 p.m.      

Middle School  
School Time: 9:05 a.m. – 4:05 p.m.  
Enforcement: 8:05 a.m. – 5:05 p.m.     

High School  
School Time: 7:30 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.  
Enforcement: 6:30 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.