Drive the Speed Limit: ‘It’s FREE!’

Readers took their opinions on the Howard County Patch sites this week, flocking most to stories on the and where they will be located, the legal and illegal ways drivers are trying to , and .

COLUMBIA: "Drive the speed limit — it's safe and effective. And it's FREE!" — Julia Jackson McCready on the Columbia Patch Facebook page, regarding a on ways motorists are trying to avoid speed camera tickets.

ELLICOTT CITY: “Speed Cameras in School Zones effectively RAISE the SPEED Limit from 25mph to 37mph. Since they allow you to be over the normal limit by 12mph.” – O.P. Ditch on an on whether speed cameras actually promote safe driving.

ELKRIDGE: “I think this is a good thing - putting a school there will just be one reason why the intermodal SHOULD NOT be placed, and one of the other three sites proposed for it chosen. Heck, the more people in the area, the more nice businesses and retail, and just maybe, just maybe CSX will lose its hold on the area.” - ‘C’ on an on how Oxford Square was designated as the new middle school site.

SAVAGE-GUILFORD: “Very scammy! I paid a guy to reseal my cracked in parts driveway. First of all, the guy asked me to write the check to him, not his business, as his business was in ‘financial and legal troubles.’ Red flag one. Second the driveway is now more cracked in places. I should have called the Better Business Bureau before hiring him. He didn't come door to door, but was recommended by a friend.” – Jill Berry on a Savage-Guilford Patch story on .

LAUREL: “Redundant and unnecessary. Prostitution is illegal already. This legislation accomplishes nothing.” – Reader Christopher K. Masak on a on prostitution-free zones in Prince George’s county.