Speed Enforcement
“Because of the
conclusive results of the
pilot study, we have been
able to implement the
largest program for
speed enforcement in the
country”
The thinking part
The nation’s largest and fi rst statewide highway speed
monitoring program is run by the Arizona Department of
Public Safety and Redfl ex Traffi c Systems, Inc., headquartered in
Phoenix. Redfl ex Traffi c Systems also ran the initial pilot
program on state highway 101.
Redfl ex Traffi c Systems is the technological leader in digital
photo enforcement services for red light and speed in North
America. With headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., and offi ces across
the US, the company provides traffi c safety technology and
consulting services that help reduce deaths and injuries resulting
from traffi c collisions.
fewer citations than stationary systems. There are cur-
The company pioneered many of the technological and
rently 42 mobile systems in operation.
processing methods that are now standard in the photo
Signaled intersections on state highways are being
enforcement industry. REDFLEXRed® and REDFLEXSpeed®
considered for photo enforcement because of the poten- are feature integrated and synchronized high-resolution digital
tial to reduce serious injury and fatal collisions. Like
cameras (in both fi xed and mobile confi gurations) and are the
mobile systems, red light photo-enforcement systems
most accurate and effective technologies for detecting red light
also produce lower numbers of citations when com-
running and speeding today.
pared to stationary speed systems.
Redfl ex has partnered with public safety offi cials in state and
While there continues to be a large amount of discus-
local governments in 22 states across the U.S. to provide
sion about photo enforcement and the motives for its
successful photo enforcement programs to over 240 American
implementation, the Department of Public Safety
remains committed to the statewide program for one
communities. Founded in 1986, Redfl ex is the longest
simple reason: We believe it saves lives. TH
consistently operating company in the industry. Redfl ex services
Thomas Woodward is commander of the Arizona
the largest deployment of photo enforcement systems in the
Department of Public Safety’s photo-enforcement
US in Chicago. www.redfl
ex.com
program.
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