Ukraine’s first 50 speed cameras start working Monday morning — 40 in Kyiv city and region and 10 in Lviv city and region.

Ukraine’s first 50 speed cameras start working Monday morning — 40 in Kyiv city and region and 10 in Lviv city and region. Later this year, the cameras will start recording other violations, such as running red lights or parking on sidewalks. By the end of this year, another 220 cameras are to be purchased for monitoring areas with high accident rates. By EU and US standards, fines are mild: $9.50 for going 20 to 50 kph over the speed limit; and $19 for going 50 kph or more over the limit. According to the Internal Affairs Ministry, 175,216 people have been killed in traffic accidents since Independence. Speeding is a factor in 40% of these fatalities.