WHEREAS, speed continues to be a major contributing factor in fatal and serious personal injury motor vehicle crashes; and

WHEREAS, stop sign and red light violations are contributing factors in the number of deaths and injuries on our streets and highways; and

WHEREAS, traffic volumes in some geographic areas have grown to the extent that during peak commuter hours, it often is impossible for law enforcement officers who observe violations to safely enter the traffic stream and apprehend violators; and

WHEREAS, automated traffic enforcement technology holds great promise to help control indiscriminate violations of the rules of the road in areas and at times where traffic volumes allow violators to go undetected and undeterred; and

WHEREAS, automated enforcement technologies, where placed appropriately, supplement and enhance traditional traffic enforcement methods; and

WHEREAS, public recognition requires awareness and acceptance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that those jurisdictions using or planning to implement automated traffic enforcement technologies strive to meet the following conditions: · Analyze engineering and environmental solutions prior to the placement of automated traffic enforcement technologies; · Implement appropriate public information and education campaigns; · Use the technologies at locations where crash statistics or citizen complaints indicate high levels of speeding or violation of traffic control devices and at times when traffic volumes or other conditions make it impractical to make apprehensions through traditional traffic enforcement methods; · Establish quality control and performance audit systems; and · Have the automated process in general managed by employees of the appropriate governmental agencies rather than by private vendors; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) supports the development and research of model policies and practices regarding automated traffic enforcement technologies.