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Community notification of new camera placement
1:01:27
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the process of notifying communities when new cameras are slated to be placed. DOT officials explain that they do not notify the public about new camera locations to encourage consistent safe driving behavior.
- DOT does not notify the public about new camera locations
- The goal is to encourage consistent safe driving behavior everywhere
- Officials cite examples from other municipalities where notification led to localized compliance but not overall behavior change
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:01:27
Thank you for that.
1:01:28
How is the community notified when a new camera is slated to be placed or how will you notify it?
1:01:36
So
Margaret Forgione
1:01:37
chair, the idea with all of our camera enforcement programs is we don't want the public to change their behavior in response to believing or knowing if there is a camera.
1:01:47
So we do not notify the public of any of the new cameras, and the concept is that we just hope people that won't people won't speed and people won't run red lights wherever they are, not knowing if there is a camera, and hopefully knowing that this is the best for safety.
Rick Rodriguez
1:02:02
But we've seen in other municipalities that do have that as a requirement.
1:02:06
People, you know, proceed and obey that one spot, but generally speed in other locations.
1:02:12
So just as a best practice, we don't tell drivers where those cameras and automated enforcement look like.