2011-08-25
Photo Enforcement In Saving Lives
If it is used properly photo enforcement can save lives and make communities safer by punishing bad drivers and preventing accidents. Today’s traffic cameras utilize the same space laser technology that the military and intelligence agencies use in their work. This technology makes the cameras, fast accurate and effective. That means for the first time law enforcement can actually catch and ticket the majority of traffic violators.
Laser Technology makes for Effective Photo EnforcementDrivers ignore the traffic laws because they know that there is no little or chance they will be ticketed unless they do something really bad. There are more drivers on the streets than ever before and only a limited of number of police at the best of times. Since police often have more pressing duties, there is often nobody on the street enforcing traffic laws.A photo enforcement camera can be on duty 24 hours a day seven days a week. More importantly a digital camera with modern laser technology can catch the majority of violators such as speeders and red light runners and ticket them. Instead of the police writing a few tickets when they have the time, a community can have traffic law enforcement all the time.Law enforcement can have more resources available because of the additional revenue generated by the additional tickets written by the camera. The streets can be safer because drivers will start slowing down when they hear about all the tickets being written.Photo Enforcement Involves More than Writing TicketsPhoto enforcement can help police with more than writing tickets. Safety cameras at intersections can give officers a clear and accurate picture of an accident. More importantly the license plates and faces from the pictures can be used to identify the people responsible and bring them to justice. The images recorded by the camera can be used in court to effectively prosecute people who cause accidents.Officers can go over the footage from photo enforcement cameras and use it to identify the worst drivers. They can spot the perennial speeders, reckless drivers and red light runners and single those irresponsible individuals out for special attention. This can get the worst drivers off the streets because the police can actually arrest them or give them citations. Officers will be able to do this because they will be able to track a lot of those people down through their license plates.That also means that cops can go out and pay a visit to people who ignore tickets from the camera. If need be the officers can even bring a warrant and take such individuals to jail. Instead of writing everybody tickets, traffic officers can actually go after the people who pose the greatest danger on the streets.
That means cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies can make the most of limited resources. Instead of spending all their time sitting in a car watching a street, police officers can be tracking down and citing or arresting the worst drivers. For example people who regularly speed in school zones or run red lights.Strategically used photo enforcement can save lives and make streets safer. In particular, police and sheriff’s departments can use photo enforcement to get the worst drivers off the streets.
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