Traffic crimes caught on camera
By Amanda SavageFreelance Writer, The VOICE
Along every major highway in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, and in major intersections across Arizona cities, speed cameras have become frequent form of law enforcement.
Many claim that the realities of Big Brother are finally coming into play.
Others argue that the cameras are nothing more than another government initiated scam made to rape the American people of all they are worth.
Are the cameras really as bad as the bias people have created for them? Are the horrors of our futuristic fears really being constructed before our eyes?
Those who have had the privilege of driving on Interstate 17, Highway 51, or Interstate 10 during rush hour are aware of the mess of traffic in Phoenix.
Being one of the largest growing cities in this country and rather spread out, residents rely heavily on highways to get them from point A to point B.
People constantly take on a form of driving that involves speeding, driving too slow, slamming on their breaks, speeding up, and cutting people off.
This form of driving, multiplied thousands of drivers creates the huge issue of Phoenix traffic.
In hopes to relieve the problem, ideas like traffic cameras are created.
By regulating speeds, traffic can become more organized and less hectic. Speed cameras are meant to make driving less chaotic and safer.
Though there are people who are not aware of the location or rules applied with speed camera's, such as being allowed to go 11 MPH over on the highway speed limit before a flash will be made, it seems to counteract safety.
Speed cameras are allowing police officers to attend to crime rather than pestering drivers for speeding.
Red light and speeding cameras are no different than security cameras at a gas station. They are there to monitor and promote safety.
Cameras do not only take pictures, they record videos of violations.
In situations like a hit and run or a major crash for example a video can aid police with accurate information.
As speeding cameras continue to pop up all over the country, and their companies continue to expand, jobs will continue to open. From a variety of entry level positions and higher up positions, to college students, and those with and without degrees.
Speed cameras are not placed on roads with secret conspiring motives. They are installed to help us get to our jobs on time, and decrease the risk of an accident.
With new installments such as these cameras and the light rail, traffic management specialists are only trying to make Phoenix a prospering city, and one without such a large traffic problem.
