The Future of Automated Traffic Enforcement and Public Acceptance

The objective of this research is to develop guidelines for implementing and operating automated traffic enforcement programs that promote public support. Automated traffic enforcement technology is widely used throughout the world as a supplement to law enforcement officers. Deployment of automated enforcement in the United States has increased in recent years for a number of reasons, including improved deterrence of targeted traffic violations, societal questioning of the use of law enforcement officers for routine traffic enforcement, and increasing officer vacancy rates in many law enforcement agencies. But despite widespread and growing use of automated enforcement, and reported safety benefits, a number of questions are routinely raised, such as: How effective is automated enforcement in the United States, and how widely is it accepted? How can automated enforcement programs best be designed, implemented, and managed to (1) generate acceptance and (2) increase compliance with traffic safety laws? What approaches are best suited to address (1) the perception that automated traffic enforcement is used primarily to generate revenue and (2) concerns that certain communities are overrepresented and overburdened by this enforcement strategy?  Answering such questions would help state highway safety offices (SHSOs) and other stakeholders shape public policy on the use of automated traffic enforcement. To the extent possible, guidelines developed through this project shall be relevant to current and future applications of automated traffic enforcement, including (1) various types of violations targeted, and (2) various technologies deployed.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Funding: $450,000.00
  • Contract Numbers:

    BTS-42

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program

    Transportation Research Board
    500 Fifth Street, NW
    Washington, DC  United States  20001

    Governors Highway Safety Association

    444 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 722
    Washington, DC  United States  20001

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
    Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
  • Project Managers:

    Retting, Richard

  • Start Date: 20250211
  • Expected Completion Date: 0
  • Actual Completion Date: 0

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01922090
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
  • Contract Numbers: BTS-42
  • Files: TRB, RIP
  • Created Date: Jun 19 2024 3:22PM