Advocates supports House Bill (HB) 305 to allow municipalities to use safety cameras for automated traffic enforcement (AE). AE is proven to curb speeding and red light running and is a vital tool to ensure the health and safety of New Hampshire families and visitors who travel on the state’s roads. Speed safety cameras are verified to deter speeding and its impact and are recommended for adoption by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), among others.
Law enforcement risk their lives on the roadways every day, and it is implausible for law enforcement officers to be everywhere and catch every violation. AE augments traditional enforcement without requiring a traffic stop.
We urge the House Transportation Committee to advance HB 305 to save lives.
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