Tempe traffic cameras to be shut down starting next week

Tempe traffic cameras to be shut down starting next week Arizona highway cameras were ordered to stop working last year. Traffic cameras in Tempe now...

>Arizona highway cameras were ordered to stop working last year. Traffic cameras in the city of Tempe will now also be turned off. The controversial traffic cameras were stopped from use on motorways by the Department of Public Transport last summer. The public has questioned whether traffic cameras can ensure safer highways, or whether they are installed by the government for other purposes, to increase law enforcement revenue. Although the Department of Public Transportation has discontinued the cameras on the highway, some cities still use them, including Tempe, Chandler, and Mesa. Last week, the Tempe City Commission voted 4-3 to reject a contract extension with Traffic Camera Systems. All cameras in Tempe will be turned off on the morning of July 19th. But he was caught on camera between now and July 19, and the fine he received must be paid. Tempe's mayor and council members all voted against renewing the lease.

News from (The Arizona Republic)