A recent study from Chicago reported on ARS Technica by Meghan Geuss shows that photo enforcement of red light violations actually increases rear-end injury collisions more than it reduces other types of injury collisions. The Chicago Tribune in response commissioned a scientific study by two well-regarded transportation researchers, who found that the statistics promoted by the […]
Scottsdale’s New View of Photo Enforcement
Sarah Blais reported recently via KTVK Channel 3’s website about Scottsdale’s newest photo speed enforcement tools: Low-profile (thus hard-to-see) portable “kiosks,” which contain more compact versions of the equipment in our infamous photo-enforcement vans and other, more permanently installed equipment. As I recall, the program was ‘sold’ by its vendor (American Traffic Systems, aka “ATS”) […]