Photo Enforcement

Work zone speed enforcement and photo enforcement in work zones (Practice)

Comprehensive work zone speed enforcement operational plan developed by the South Dakota DOT, Associated General Contractors Association, and the Highway Patrol. The program utilizes local law enforc… More

Impact of Work Zone Signage on Driver Speeding Behavior: A Driving Simulator Study (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

Speeding in a work zone needs to be tackled effectively to enhance work zone safety. This study evaluates the influence of three different work zone signs – speed photo enforced signs, dynamic speed…More

Tennessee Authorizes Statewide Freeway Speed Camera Program: Members of the Tennessee General Assembly Misled into Voting to Authorize State-Run Freeway Work Zone Speed Camera Program (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The Tennessee General Assembly gave final approval to legalize speed cameras in freeway work zones. Although many members in the House and Senate expressed strong opposition to the concept of photo en…More

State Senator Wants Beltway Speed Cameras in Work Zones Turned off After Hours (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

State Sen. Jim Brochin is unhappy with Maryland’s current speed camera law and plans to reintroduce a bill that would limit the use of speed cameras in construction zones to times when workers are p…More

MD Drivers Finally Heed Work Zone Speed Cameras: AAA (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Speed cameras deployed in work zones in the Baltimore metro area and across Maryland have worked to reduce speeding violations. The numbers of crashes, fatalities, and fines paid have dropped signific…More

Newfoundland and Labrador Legislature Addresses Oil Spills, Construction Zone Speeding (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

In addition to addressing the largest oil spill in the province’s history, this article also discusses the issue with construction zone speeding. A recent pilot project using traffic cameras to watc…More

Work-zone Speeders Could Soon Get Tickets in the Mail Under Pennsylvania Law (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Pennsylvania state Senate passed the legislation that allows traffic cameras in work zones. Under the law, drivers would be ticketed for driving 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limit in activ…More

Construction Work Zone Safety: Will Critics Shutter Speed Cameras? (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Speed-enforcement cameras have been proved to be effective in reducing speed by research studies and crash statistics. However, the anti-camera sentiment could be a major impediment for states that…More

Online Petition Now Available to Lobby for Work Zone Cameras in Ontario (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The Ontario Road Builders' Association (ORBA) recently posted an online petition to help generate support for enactment of Bill 136. The bill was proposed in late November 2010. It allows for the empl…More

NYCLU: Privacy Protections Needed in Paterson’s Speed-Enforcement Legislation (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)’s Capital Region chapter is raising concerns about Gov. David A. Paterson's proposal to generate $32.9 million in revenues in 2010-2011 by setting up 40 sp…More

Illinois DOT to Use Sensors to Catch Work-Zone Speed Violators (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The Illinois Department of Transportation has been experimenting with various types of work-zone speed limit enforcement techniques. For the past few years, mobile vans have been employed to capture …More

Maryland Highway Work Zones Rack up Speed Camera Violations (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The speed cameras put in place to protect workers in work zones issued about half a million tickets last year in Maryland, worth of $18.9 million. The work zone ticket program has generated some cont…More

2007 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference

The National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference – the premier event for traffic management and roadway safety professionals was held October 9-12 in Fort Lauderdale Florida… More

Md.’s Mobile Speed Cameras Raking in Millions from Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Totaling over 30 million in fines and over 750,000 tickets issued, Maryland officials now has the numbers to prove how serious they are about punishing work zone speed violators. Work zone incidents …More

License plate photo-enforcement in work zones (Practice)

A Minnesota study used the Motion Imaging Recording System (MIRS) to photograph the rear license plates of vehicles running red lights, speeding in roadway work zones, or driving under or around railr… More

Workzones Benefit from New Mobile Speed Enforcement Technology (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

A variety of new technology for temporary speed zones during major highway projects across the globe is about to hit the market, including four new mobile speed reading products from Truvelo. This …More

Pa. Legislators Consider Cameras to Slow Down Drivers in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Senate Bill 840, co-sponsored by Sens. David Argall, R-Schuylkill, and Judith Schwank, D-Berks, would establish a five-year pilot program to place speed cameras in work zones. Drivers who are caught g…More

House Committee OKs Speed Cameras for Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Indiana State Rep. Ed Soliday won committee approval for his legislation authorizing cameras to enforce speed limits in work zones and photograph motorists driving around stopped school buses. House B…More

Missouri Officials Say They Will Look at Uplands Park Speed Camera (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Missouri transportation officials are looking into the use of a mobile speed camera in Uplands Park along Natural Bridge Road where camera use is restricted. Town officials made the argument that the …More

Cameras at Construction Zones, Traffic Lights Touted for Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

A Pennsylvania proposal for generating $2.7 billion a year for transportation recommends allowing traffic enforcement cameras at intersections and in construction zones across the state. Officials say…More

Speed Cameras in Howard County? Not So Fast, Say Opponents (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

At a public hearing about the legislation that would allow the use of mobile speed cameras in Howard County school and work zones, 40 people were in favor of the legislation and 17, against it. Those …More

Speed Camera on Beltway Generates Huge Number of Tickets (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Nearly 75,000 speed camera tickets were issued in the Suitland Road Bridge work zone during the last six months of 2017, generating $3 million in fines. These cameras decreased the amount of speeding …More

New Proposal May Set Limits for Speed Cameras (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The state says the speed photo enforcement program was put in place for safety, but many people say it's all about the money. Last year alone the program ticketed nearly half a million drivers, and …More

New PA Law Encourages Road Work Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the Automated Speed Enforcement bill which allows Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to use radar and LIDAR cameras i…More

Effectiveness of Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

The performance of automated speed-radar photo enforcement (SPE) implemented in work zones in Illinois has been evaluated. The objective of SPE is to improve the speed limit compliance and improve saf…More

Va. Senate Backs Bill Putting Handheld Speed Cameras Around Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The Virginia State Senate has approved Sen. Bill Carrico’s bill, which would allow state police troopers to use handheld speed cameras when the troopers are physically in or near a work zone. A w…More