Automated Enforcement in a New Era

Once the violation is captured, citations can be sent to the registered owner after being reviewed by law enforcement, or images can Read the Report In addition to being used to enforce distracted driving laws, this technology can also be used to were undertaken in Maryland to have a bill introduced to permit the use of this technology to reduce distracted driving violations; this effort failed. [...] Speed safety cameras were The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends the use of AE as an effective countermeasure to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes and to maximize safety improvements with the most insight into safety countermeasures for The 10th edition of NHTSA’s Countermeasures That Work lists AE as a major highway safety problems — including AE technologies. [...] Relative to comparable sites without cameras, sites with the technology saw a decrease in mean speeds, a decrease in the likelihood that a driver was driving at more than 10 miles per hour above the speed limit, and a reduction in In another study, the Pennsylvania Transportation Advisory Committee conducted research that spanned the year before and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 202. [...] Jurisdictions should consider factors such as the accuracy and image quality of photographs and the reliability, accuracy and thresholds set for enforcement (speed and signal timing), which should be reasonable and publicly Finally, it is essential that the agency managing the AE program have and respond to inquiries from offenders in a timely manner. [...] The use of AE in these locations has garnered strong public support, making them a good choice to introduce the technology as a supplement to Community Input: As part of the public campaign conducted to introduce the program, about which sites are preferred or acceptable and which may be problematic.