Photo-enforcement cameras are now turned on at 14 Tempe intersections
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — The city of Tempe’s crackdown on red-light runners and speeders entered its first phase on Wednesday. Photo-enforcement cameras at more than a dozen intersections were turned on alongside four mobile units.
The cameras started taking pictures of drivers running red lights and speeding but they will only be given warnings. On June 5, any driver caught speeding or running a red light will receive a traffic ticket with a $250 fine. Criminal charges could also apply for excessive speeds as applicable under state law.
Arizona’s Family Investigates has done a series of reports on photo enforcement and Tempe’s decision to restart its program.
In 2020, Tempe adopted a program aimed at preventing all traffic deaths. Despite the additional resources, the city hasn’t seen major drops in the number of serious and deadly crashes. But they have made progress at a time when Tempe is growing.
“We just really need to be more intentional about how we build our infrastructure,” Ellie Volosin, a senior civil engineer with the city, said back in October.
It comes as Tempe is dealing with a shortage of officers. Officials in Tempe cite a U.S. Department of Transportation study showing that photo-enforcement cameras can reduce crashes by more than 50%. A similar study commissioned by Scottsdale showed crashes fell by 65% at intersections with photo enforcement.
Tempe says it chose the intersections with the highest disparity between posted speed limits and documented speeds of vehicles driving through, those with the highest crash rates, and those with at least three serious or deadly crashes between 2018 and 2022.
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