New York City�s police union is urging state lawmakers to reject legislation that would set up cameras to catch speeders.

Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch told the Daily News that speed cameras �are no substitute for live policing.�

The PBA is urging state legislators not to pass a bill authorizing the camera program.

Lynch said the cameras would allow drivers who are drunk, carrying weapons and fleeing crimes to �slip by.�

The cameras record the speed of passing vehicles. Mayor Michael Bloomberg�s administration wants to test using 20 of them in school zones. Tickets would be issued automatically.

(AP)