Arizona residents would have heaved a sigh of relief as the photo enforcement of traffic violations will continue in Arizona. The opponents of the photo-enforcement could not muster the required number of votes to force for a statewide referendum to ban the use of technology in enforcing traffic violations.
Use of technology has been successful in an effort to check violations like red-light jumping and other associated traffic violations like driving at speeds higher than the prescribed limits. Analysts cite the reduction in number of over speeding cases by nearly 90% in Tucson, a Arizona city. On a similar basis red-light violations have decreased by 29%.
And the fact that Arizona public has given a big support to the use of cameras means that the public has accepted the use of technology to make road safety a significant gain. If only other States would follow suit and improve road safety by implementing technology to check traffic violations.
Well, we can only hope for the best.