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.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Funding: $450,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
BTS-42
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Sponsor Organizations:
Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Governors Highway Safety Association
444 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 722
Washington, DC United States 20001National 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
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Automation; Forecasting; Policy; Traffic law enforcement
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;
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