Using Automated Enforcement Systems

Unless the automated enforcement systems are used for other reasons than detecting traffic violations it is definitely constitutional. There have been argued pints in the past questioning whether the devices used in determining traffic violations automatically are constitutional or not. Privacy values were questioned in regard to constitutional rights.

If the cameras are used in situations where there is a question of authenticity regarding a speed violator and there needs to be verification of the burden of proof regarding the cameras capabilities— then I feel that the automatic cameras are a sure way to detect violators of traffic laws.

I do not concede however, that automated traffic devices are to be used for more than what they are intended to be initiated for. What I mean is if there are questions regarding a case and pictures were being used secondary to evidence of a driver; I would certainly conclude that there could always be possible tampering of evidence in regard to automatic camera surveillance. This has been a question in the past, and when brought to a line of questioning and sought for truth—- the automatic camera’s burden of proof did not stand.

I feel that the driver should be depicted, and that there should not be specialized provisions to hide the identity of the driver. The identity of the driver is needed to be known especially to verify the offender of the violation in the first place.