MD SB487

Authorizes the State Highway Administration to implement safety corridor speed monitoring systems on highway segments identified as high-risk areas for vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, wheelchair users, and highway workers) based on federal safety assessments under 23 U.S.C. § 148

Establishes a tiered civil penalty structure for speeding violations in safety corridors: $40 for 12-15 mph over the limit, $70 for 16-19 mph over, $120 for 20-29 mph over, $230 for 30-39 mph over, and $425 for 40+ mph over

Requires conspicuous warning signage before safety corridors and mandates a 90-day warning-only period when a new speed monitoring system is placed at a location where one had not operated within the previous year

Allows local jurisdictions to operate speed monitoring systems on state highways within safety corridors if authorized by a State Highway Administration permit and if they already operate their own speed monitoring or work zone speed control programs

Directs revenue from safety corridor citations to a special fund that first covers SHA implementation costs, with the remaining balance going to the Transportation Trust Fund for highway safety purposes and system preservation; violations do not count as moving violations, do not add points to driving records, and cannot affect insurance premiums