Arizona to discontinue speed camera program

Submitted by Boaz Super

The state of Arizona is discontinuing its speed camera program. Redflex, the company providing the speed cameras, announced that its current contract will not be renewed. Although the contract runs through early 2011, Arizona will turn off the cameras on July 15th. Speed cameras and red-light cameras continue to be used in many other states and municipalities, including municipalities in Arizona.

Additional details are available in a securities exchange release, and the Arizona Republic has a discussion of the political factors leading to the decision.

Previous articles on this topic on Computer Vision Central:

• Automated traffic cameras installed in Australia; violence on manually operated cameras (Jul-20-2009)
• Red lens covers on traffic cameras reduce pilot distraction (Jul-9-2009)
• Maine bans use of photo enforcement cameras (Jun-29-2009)
• Over 65% of speed camera photos rejected in Arizona (May-28-2009)