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Photo Enforcement Vans More Effective Than Signs, Police Cars, U. of I. Study Says

Abstract:

Police vans equipped with radar cameras to enforce the speed limit are the best available tool to force motorists to slow down in construction zones, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. The Illinois State Police photo vans are capable of identifying scores of speeding scofflaws across multiple lanes of traffic in only a few minutes, ringing up minimum $375 speeding tickets that are sent in the mail for the work-zone violations. According to law-enforcement officials, this process is much more efficient and safer for police officers than pulling over individual speeders as traffic rushes past.

Source: Chicago Tribune
Publication Date: September 8, 2008
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: News and Other Non-research Articles
Topics: Fines; Law Enforcement; Penalties; Photo Enforcement; Speeding

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