Two Bucks County Representatives have gained the appreciation of a legion of Lower Bucks County commuters. Penn Live Patriot News covered the politicians’ work to correct a PennDOT glitch that issued numerous invalid speeding tickets.

State Reps. Frank Farry (Langhorne) and KC Tomlinson (Bensalem) were on the receiving end of a considerable number of constituent complaints about speeding tickets. Motorists were getting dinged repeatedly with either actual citations or warnings of infractions for exceeding construction-zone speed limits.

They all claimed innocence (as most drivers in this situation do), but in these instances, their assertions of safe driving were legitimate.

The September-to-December problem centered around the construction zone on Route 1, just north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, where cameras monitored traffic flow.

The representatives’ investigation showed that drivers were indeed complying with the posted speeds. But they were “caught” by traffic cameras that were improperly calibrated.

The problem has been fixed, and restitution is in order: Commuters receiving warnings will have them rescinded; those who paid fines are getting their money back.

That said, area drivers should know that the repaired cameras are still on duty. Drifting even 11 miles over the posted limit results in a first-offense warning and a second-offense wallet hit of $75. Doing it three times or more is $150 per infraction.

More on these invalidated speeding tickets is at Penn Live Patriot News.