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  • "We're looking at putting speed cameras in to effectively save lives and reduce
    the number of speeding offenses in these areas." 
    Gary Leitzell, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
  • "It frees up officers to engage in other kinds of public safety efforts because that critical traffic enforcement need is being met more efficiently through technology."
    John McGinnis, Sheriff, Sacramento County, Cali.
  • It's only ok until someone runs a red light and one of your family members gets killed or maimed... It's not about making money, it's about making people stop for red lights."
    -Gary Warman, Police Chief, Humble, Texas
  • "The entire point behind this is to change the behavior of those people going through the intersections so they wont run a red light, so they won't get hurt and so that their vehicles will not be damaged."  Mary Jacobs, Asst. City Manager, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
  • "[The] camera is doing its job, and people are stopping and making the intersection safer, especially for pedestrians that cross at this location." 
    Jay Dalicandro, Village Manager, Elmwood Park, Ill.
  • "The [Baker Police Department's] number one goal is safety, the second goal was and still is correcting driver behavior; thirdly, its a force multiplier."
    Chief Mike Knaps, Baker, Louisiana 

  • "Red light running isn't a sport, and people who think traffic lights are only for suckers are the reason we need the cameras."  -David Morris, New Orleans
Speed Safety Cameras
Speed safety cameras have successfully reduced the number of crashes and preventable deaths on our nations roads.  Take a look at some statistics from around the country: 

Montgomery County, Maryland1
70% reduction in proportion of vehicles traveling over 10 mph above posted speed limit 
74% of county residents considered speeding a problem in the area 
62% of county residents favored speed safety enforcement

Garfield Heights, Ohio2
63% reduction in speeding citations issued 
2,969 difference in speeding citations issued between first and fourth months of operation
 
Portland, Oregon3
5 mph average reduction of speed in photo-enforced school zones
 
 
1 Special Issue: Speed," Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Jan 2008.
2 "Garfield Heights announces results of photo enforcement program," City of Garfield Heights, Oct 2010.  
3  "Demonstration of Automated Speed Enforcement in School Zones in Portland, Oregon," National Highways Traffic Safety Administration, Feb 2006. 
 
Case Study: Speed Safety Cameras in Scottsdale, Arizona
A speed safety camera pilot program established six speed enforcement cameras along an 8-mile stretch of highway in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The cameras photographed vehicles and cited drivers traveling at least 11 mph above the posted speed limit. 
 
The results showed a drastic change in driving behavior:
 
86%
Reduction in drivers traveling 11+ mph above posted speed limit
 
7 mph
Reduction (from 70mph to 63mph) in average speed on the photo-enforced highway
 
 
Following the 6-month trial, the cameras were removed and researchers observed:
 
Average speeds return to 69 mph and drivers speeding over 11+ mph above the speed limit increase by 83%. 
 
"These results show how the combination of highly visible warning messages and camera enforcement deters speed violations...  The program wasn't about tickets.  The goal was to drive down violations by sending a message that speeding is unacceptable." 
Richard Retting 
 Senior Transportation Engineer
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
 
 
 Source: "Special Issue: Speed," Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, January 2008.
From the Experts...
“Using automated traffic enforcement not only supplements our ability to be at different locations, but it greatly enhances our overall traffic enforcement and you cant get any more fair and objective and consistent than a photo enforcement program.”
J. Thomas Manger
Chief of Police, Montgomery County, Maryland
"Automated Traffic Law Enforcement," Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
 
 
"As soon as our demonstration program launched, the results were dramatic.  Our program clearly worked."
Mary Manross
Mayor, Scottsdale, Arizona
"Special Issue: Speed, "Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Jan 2008 Status Report