I hope it never gets this far...

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I think Arizona must be leading the nation in the number of deployed photo radar cameras. It is a very divisive issue.

Lots of people see this as a method to 'enhance revenue' - while others say it has improved highway safety. I will admit - I have seen fewer accidents on roads with the cameras in place. But I also don't see the camera flash that often. Most of the cameras are in fixed locations and all of the camera (even the mobile/truck mounted ones) have to have warning signs posted in advance of the camera.

One jurisdiction has actually started turning them off - because the cost isn't covered by the $$$ from the tickets.

Mainly because most people aren't paying the tickets. And the local media encourages it.

So who knows - maybe they will have to go back to a actual police officers in airplanes flying over w/ radar guns to monitor the traffic flow. Or they could just start using Apache's. After all - Boeing is building them just over in Mesa, AZ.