Maryland youths faking out traffic cameras

Maryland youths faking out traffic cameras

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Some teenage drivers in Maryland are cover-
ing their car license plates with numbers belonging to
teachers and others to fake out traffic cameras, a parent
says. The DailyTech Web site reported Monday the un-
identified parent told the Montgomery County Sentinel a
few young drivers in the county print authentic-looking
numbers on glossy paper and tape them over their plates.
They then race past the traffic cameras, which record the
infraction and produce citations based on the fraudulent
plate numbers. They call the prank "pimping," the parent
told the newspaper, and teachers and fellow students are
the most popular targets. "This game is very disturbing,"
the parent said. "Especially since unsuspecting parents
will also be victimized through receipt of unwarranted
photo speed tickets." Montgomery Country police and
education officials said it was a new one on them but told
the Sentinel they would keep an eye out for violators.
"It is unfortunate that kids have a lot of time on their
hands that they can think of doing such a thing," said
Edward Owusu, an assistant principal at Wootton High
School, where the prank allegedly started.