Transcript Highlights:

• However, if a driver is given multiple citations at a traffic stop for speeding and not wearing a seatbelt
• their vehicle for the sole purpose of passing a vehicle traveling, um, slower than the, uh, posted speed
• This is a proven way to fix dangerous streets, to speed up ambulance response times, and reduce crashes
• We now know that many features we're all used to in Texas, like frontage, slip lanes, and high-speed
• However, when it comes to purchasing a new premium speed specialty license plate at my plates in Texas

Bills: HB 341, HB 469, HB 971, HB 1624, HB 2721, HB 2959, HB 3365, HB 3731, HB 3793, HB 3861, HB 3946, HB 3966, HB 4348, HB 4401, HB 4402, HB 4924, HB 4966, HB 5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• And intended to disrupt the viewing of cameras and scanning devices.
• I mean, I know that we're going to be talking a lot about Flock cameras.
• I'm going to be talking a lot about Flock cameras this year, mainly because I... Flock cameras.
• It was because I failed to observe the posted speed limit.
• So that, and by example,... ...speed limit, right? Yep.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• <00:18:49.840> um vehicle at a high rate of speed um vehicle at a high rate of speed um killing
• surveillance, a camera, say a tunnel, surveillance, a camera, say a tunnel, and<00:21:22.559> they
• ,<00:21:23.919> they and they say I'm I'm speeding, they and they say I'm I'm speeding, they
• They triggered it through the camera me.
• triggering it for being for speeding. triggering it for being for speeding.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, confirmed a quorum, excused an absent senator, and approved the journal. The chamber then moved to third reading and passage of Senate Bill 10, a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the governor’s pardon and commutation power during the period surrounding gubernatorial elections. The sponsor argued the measure would prevent last-minute abuses of an otherwise broad pardon power; one senator supported it as a check on a “pay-to-play” system. The bill passed 36-0 with one pass. The Senate also considered Senate Bill 28, the “Phones Down Kentucky Act,” which would prohibit drivers from holding a mobile electronic device while operating a vehicle, while allowing hands-free use, emergency calls, first responders, and use when parked or stopped. The sponsor emphasized roadway safety, the bill’s limited enforcement standard, and a $100 prepayable fine with no points. Senators raised questions about whether the law could be used based on surveillance or after-the-fact observation; the sponsor said a stop would require a clear, unobstructed visual observation of unlawful use. The bill passed 31-7. After passing over several other bills and resolutions, the Senate recessed for rules and committee-on-committees meetings. The rules committee posted several bills for future consideration and recommitted Senate Bill 11 to Appropriations and Review. The committee on committees referred multiple bills to standing committees and sent several resolutions to the floor. During announcements, members requested co-sponsorships on various bills, a committee meeting schedule was announced, Senate Resolution 19 honoring Lee Caroline Reed was adopted, and new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on eminent domain for solar projects, employment conditions, alcohol control, motor vehicles, physical activity in schools, and several resolutions. The Senate adjourned until the following afternoon.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh and as I said, over the speed limit.
• Do you have any idea what's the speed? Do you have any idea what's the speed? I do not.
• If you have three or four cars in a line and they are going at that speed, do those cameras have the
• c> have >> at that speed that those cameras have >> at that speed that those cameras
• Cameras would have to be turned off. >> The work zone, if it's on the southbound side, there's no cameras

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

Transcript Highlights:

• . speed. speed.
• Um so, we have the uh Have we talked about cameras yet? Um so, we have the camera technology.
• Have we talked about cameras yet? Have we talked about cameras yet?
• so, um we have the camera technology. so, um we have the camera technology.
• Will it Does Will the Is the camera Will it Does Will the Is the camera technology<01:38:52.160>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• cameras along major freeways and highways in primary areas of speeding, including the impact it would
• <00:17:22.319> cameras<00:17:22.640> along the installation of speed cameras along
• the installation of speed cameras along major<00:17:23.199> freeways<00:17:23.600> and<
• But in Europe, certain countries, they'll put the camera with the speed bumps where it just drops down
• But in Europe, certain countries, they'll put the camera with the speed bumps where it just drops down

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard and acted on several resolutions related to housing, emergency preparedness, public safety, corrections, transportation, and wildfire mitigation. Measures discussed included HCR 67 on developing a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; HCR 164 on maintaining publicly accessible hurricane shelter lists; HCR 180 on coordinated homelessness response; HCR 37 on emergency outreach to kupuna; HCR 121 on expanding Kolekole Pass as an emergency exit route; HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras; HR 69 on vegetation management and wildfire risk; HCR 133 on supporting a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor; HCR 153 on reducing the use of private out-of-state prisons; and HTR 23 on the new Oahu Community Correctional Center design and inmate release procedures. Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. Supporters included state agencies, advocacy groups, and individuals, with some measures drawing comments or suggested amendments. For HCR 69, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, Charter Communications, and Life of the Land all supported the measure, though some requested amendments or raised due process concerns. For HCR 121, the Department of Transportation said improvements were planned later in the year to allow emergency access through Kolekole Pass, and public testimony emphasized wildfire, tsunami, and evacuation concerns. For HCR 43, DOT supported the study, and testimony noted possible benefits for enforcement and court efficiency. HCR 37 received strong support from ARP Hawaii, social work students, caregivers, and other community groups focused on kupuna safety. The committees took action on all items. HCR 67, HCR 164, HCR 180, HCR 37, HCR 121, HCR 43, HCR 133, HCR 153, and HTR 23 were all recommended for passage, with some measures passed as is and others with amendments. HCR 69 was amended to add the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Education, and to incorporate suggested amendments from Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom. HCR 121 was passed with technical amendments. Votes were recorded in favor on each measure, with some members excused and one no vote noted on HCR 43. The meetings concluded with adjournment after the final votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• and speed cameras and stoplight cameras and behavior cameras.
• <00:07:37.919> Recorded camera monitoring system. Recorded camera monitoring system.
• <00:10:30.079> and<00:10:30.240> speed towards red light cameras and speed towards
• red light cameras and speed cameras<00:10:30.800> and<00:10:31.040> stoplight<00:10:31.440
• > cameras<00:10:31.680> and cameras and stoplight cameras and cameras and stoplight cameras

Keywords: 00:20 Roll Call 01:56 HB 7 13:46 HB 7 Vote 17:54 HB 226 24:05 HB 226 Vote 25:13 HB 258 27:13 HB 258 Vote, 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for its second meeting of the 2026 session and first took up House Bill 7, sponsored by Representative Hale, which would allow school districts to install stop-arm camera systems on school buses to enforce civil penalties against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. Hale said the bill had passed the House before, described widespread violations and the danger to children, and outlined the bill’s provisions, including public warning signs, privacy protections, and fines of $300 for a first offense and $500 thereafter. Supporters cited child safety and personal experiences with school-bus-related incidents, while one member opposed the bill on the grounds that it relied too heavily on technology instead of a human officer. The committee then voted and reported HB 7 favorably. The committee next considered House Bill 226, sponsored by Representative Bratcher, which would redirect the $5 fee from Kentucky National Guard specialty license plates from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs to the Kentucky National Guard Association. Bratcher and National Guard representatives said the change would send roughly under $15,000 a year to support readiness, mobilization, and professional development for serving Guard members, and argued that specialty plate revenue should go to the organization tied to the plate. Representative Donworth raised concerns about taking money from the veterans trust fund and suggested a direct budget allocation instead, but the sponsor said the amount was small and that the current arrangement did not return the funds to the Guard. The committee voted to report HB 226 favorably. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 258, sponsored by Representative Payne, as amended by a committee substitute. The bill raises the weight limit for hauling milk from 80,000 to 90,000 pounds and clarifies that the rule applies to both state and federal highways, based on federal treatment of milk as a non-divisible product. After the substitute was adopted, the committee approved the bill, and HB 258 was reported favorably with the committee substitute attached.

Transcript Highlights:

• speed enforcement in work zones.
• The camera is up high.
• Uh the camera on the side of the road.
• impact on speeds within the work zone. impact on speeds within the work zone.
• <01:36:19.440> at can only be um issued via the camera at can only be um issued via the camera

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Legislation to amend and reenact three sections of the Code of Virginia relating to speed safety cameras
• And to respond to the delegate from Bedford, who seems to have lots of issues with speed cameras, speed
• cameras only issue tickets if you're speeding.
• House Bill 994, now before you, relates to speed cameras: placement and operation.
• Speaker, HB 994, in its original form when it left the House, reformed speed cameras from their current

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those over there, the fine for speeding is 230 bucks, and we said no, that's too much.
• It is not a pole camera. It's not a red light camera. It's not a speed camera.
• The officer has to be there and has to have the LAR in his hand, and it's tethered to the camera.
• If he and the ...tethered to the camera.
• can say we are only going to issue citations for people who are 10 miles an hour or more over the speed

Bills: HB575

Keywords: automated enforcement, speeding violations, civil fines, Baldwin County, municipal legislation, traffic safety, public awareness, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And you will be hearing shortly about some language for my speed cameras guardrails bill and the need
• And I will have more time to get into that when I have my own speed camera bill, which is my...
• So we're removing the speed cameras. Mr. Speaker, I move the bill pass. Shall the bill pass?
• So this bill requires a second summons for a vehicle speed violation captured by a photo speed camera
• So this bill requires a second summons for a vehicle speed violation captured by a photo speed camera

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• road is open, people speeding.
• In between traffic at a high speed, people going in and out, and when the road is open, people speeding
• How comfortable are you taking questions about this, the camera safety program?
• revenues from the automated speed revenues from the automated speed enforcement<00:39:16.079>
• The camera safety program?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several measures and took action on each after testimony. SB 2697 SD1 would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, authorize towing or impoundment of vehicles with expired registrations of three or more years, increase certain fines and penalties, and require annual reporting; the Department of Transportation supported it, and the committee later adopted amendments and recommended passage. SB 2399 SD2 would provide a general excise tax exemption for aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and related facility construction; it drew support from industry groups and comments from the Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and was also passed with amendments. SB 2665 SD2 would require driver’s license renewal applicants with a recent traffic citation to complete a road-safety course and exam; DOT supported it, the Public Defender opposed it as not clearly linked to safer driving, and the committee amended the bill to raise the trigger from one citation to two citations within five years before recommending passage. The committee also heard SB 2851 SD1, which would allow deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement; the Disability and Communication Access Board supported it, Peter Fritz testified in support while urging amendments on verification and threshold issues, and the committee adopted amendments and passed the measure. SB 3102 SD2 would clarify DOT’s role in port pilotage standards and appeals; DOT, DCCA, pilots, maritime interests, labor, and harbor users supported it, and it was passed with amendments. SB 2521 SD1 would exempt emergency medical services personnel from CDL requirements, require emergency-vehicle training, and update the definition of authorized emergency vehicle; DOT, DOH, Honolulu emergency services, and UPW supported it, and it too was passed with amendments. Finally, SB 3157 would transfer unencumbered automated speed enforcement special fund balances above a set threshold to the general fund. DOT supported the concept, but members questioned whether excess funds would ever accumulate and whether the money should instead support safe routes to school; the committee increased the threshold from $12 million to $25 million, discussed but did not adopt a transfer to another special fund, and passed the bill with amendments. The chair noted the next hearing would be held the following Tuesday, likely at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speed safety cameras. The city of Minneapolis and Mendota Heights are piloting a project now.
• safety cameras deployed.
• Speed safety cameras do work if they're deployed correctly in the right place at the right time for the
• Um, and yes, speed makes speed. Um, and yes, speed makes everything<01:11:06.320> worse.
• <01:13:19.360> I speeding? Does that go into swerving? I speeding?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the sidewalk with some high-speed the sidewalk with some high-speed motorized<00:21:25.760> vehicle
• exceed the speed limit. Thank you. exceed the speed limit. Thank you.
• read off the GPS of the posted speed read off the GPS of the posted speed limit<02:22:47.280>
• Allows counties in coordination with the Department of Transportation to use red light and speed camera
• Allows counties in coordination with the Department of Transportation to use red light and speed camera

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not um like a speed safety<00:38:59.280> camera<00:38:59.599> or<00:38:59.839>
• And so focusing on things like Representative Senir's uh speed cameras for reckless driving and for um
• And so focusing on things like Representative Senir's uh speed cameras for reckless driving and for um
• And so focusing on things like Representative Senir's uh speed cameras for reckless driving and for um
• driving<01:12:53.760> and speed cameras for reckless driving and speed cameras for reckless

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• It authorizes Long Beach to place speed safety cameras along PCH.
• days, and ensuring information obtained from a speeding violation, including the vehicle's speed and
• It authorizes Long Beach to place speed safety cameras along PCH.
• Yeah, I'm going to be voting for the bill, but this is great that you are putting these speed cameras
• With older technology, a camera looked like a camera.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• or cameras at all.
• We don't have cameras across...
• We can integrate the cameras with the 9-1-1 cellular system so that they are seeing live camera feeds
• . ...to be able to, like, look at the cameras and watch the cameras.
• In fact, you don't need to have the cameras to work.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee opened with remarks about moving JLAC to a more frequent monthly schedule and spending more time on each audit. Members also recognized Melanie Chesney of the Auditor General’s office for 32 years of service, with several members praising her work and her role in school safety and other audits. The meeting then turned to the JLAC-directed Arizona School Safety Special Audit on interoperable communication systems, with the Auditor General’s office presenting the December 2025 report. The audit found that the state had allocated nearly $26 million to interoperable communication efforts, but implementation varied widely. Auditors said all 14 law enforcement agencies used the money for interoperable systems, yet four agencies allowed private or tribal schools to participate contrary to statute, and several agencies failed to submit required expenditure reports. The report also found procurement problems: nine of 14 agencies did not follow procurement requirements or lacked documentation, many contracts lacked accountability provisions, and some agencies had not planned for ongoing costs. The audit estimated ongoing annual costs for an average rural county could range from about $16,000 to $382,000, and recommended that agencies document costs, follow procurement rules, monitor vendors, and plan for future funding. It also recommended the legislature clarify whether non-public schools may participate and revisit statutory system requirements that were vague or inconsistently interpreted. Members questioned the Auditor General about vendor licensing, whether systems could be built in-house, why some functions were not configured, and whether the systems were truly usable in emergencies. The presentation explained that some systems met requirements only in part, that Mutualink had a per-user licensing model affecting access to secure text and file sharing, and that some schools were unwilling or unable to install apps or keep devices logged in. The committee also discussed the difference between the separate school safety grant program administered by ADE and this interoperability fund, and several members expressed frustration with sole-source contracting and weak documentation. In the final portion of the presentation, auditors said only two of eight observed systems demonstrated all five critical emergency functions, while four agency systems could not be tested because they were reportedly not functioning. The committee then began hearing responses from county sheriffs, starting with the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association president, who emphasized county commitment to school safety and noted that some counties had implemented systems across multiple districts, including tribal and rural schools. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Tax Agreement, off-highway vehicles, motor vehicle noise prohibitions, golf cart conversions to low-speed
• Tax Agreement, off-highway vehicles, motor vehicle noise prohibitions, golf cart conversions to low-speed
• The amendment adds to the bill provisions authorizing counties and municipalities to set lower speed
• Red-light cameras...
• Red-light cameras enforcing existing statutes on the 316 would also go a long way toward educating a

Summary: The Transportation Committee considered several bills and amendments. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of unrelated transportation provisions and added items including local authority to lower residential speed limits, clarification that certain license plate frames do not obscure plates, FDOT funding for eligible rural airport projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes to intersections with red-light cameras, revisions to private use of license plate readers, and rules for direct payments to first-tier subcontractors. The amendment and the bill both passed favorably. SB 1310, as amended, would direct FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report policy options to the governor and legislature; rail safety testimony supported the study while urging attention to interoperability and other safety concerns. The amendment and bill were adopted and reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 828 on extending sovereign immunity to private contractors providing public transit services. Supporters said it would reduce litigation costs, provide predictability, and help maintain affordable transit and paratransit service, especially in rural areas; opponents argued it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could affect employee rights and accountability. After an amendment narrowing the language to contractors providing services rather than operating transit and removing subcontractor references, the bill passed favorably. SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying abandoned-vehicle removal, penalties for unlawful plates or stickers, and vehicle seizure authority for fleeing and eluding, also passed favorably with support from law enforcement-related testimony. The committee then confirmed a slate of appointees in tab 6 by one vote, with no objections. SB 1562, dealing with motor vehicle dealers and limiting concentration of a brand’s sales among a single dealer group once the brand has a meaningful Florida presence, was presented as a competition and dealer-diversity measure and passed favorably. Members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several tabs, and the chair noted this was likely the committee’s last meeting of the year before adjourning without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Tax Agreement, off-highway vehicles, motor vehicle noise prohibitions, golf cart conversions to low-speed
• The amendment adds to the bill authorization for counties and municipalities to set lower speed limits
• We want to thank the Senator, by the way, for championing rail safety costs, red-light cameras.
• Red-light cameras enforcing existing statutes on the 316 would also go a long way toward educating a
• camera is identifying a violation.

Bills: S0828, S1274, S1310, S1378, S1562

Keywords: sovereign immunity, public transit, contractors, liability, state agents, transportation, traffic signal modernization, seaports, commercial space launch, micromobility, automated license plate recognition, railroad crossing safety, railroad crossings, grade crossing, public railroad-highway grade crossing, rail safety, crossing technology, advanced detection systems, monitoring systems, sensors

Summary: The Transportation Committee took up several measures and adopted amendments on multiple bills. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of provisions from the original bill and added items including local authority to lower residential street speed limits, clarification on obscured license plates, FDOT funding for certain rural airport aviation projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes tied to red-light cameras, changes to private use of license plate readers, and other transportation-related revisions. After brief questions and supportive testimony, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 1310, which was converted into a study bill directing FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report findings and policy options to the governor and legislature. Railroad industry testimony supported the study but raised concerns about interoperability with train safety systems and suggested the study consider additional safety tools such as red-light cameras and wayside horns. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 828, as amended, would extend sovereign immunity protections to private contractors providing public transit services on behalf of governments, with supporters saying it would reduce costs and provide certainty for transit providers, while opponents warned it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could conflict with railroad employee protections under federal law. The committee reported that bill favorably as well. The committee then passed SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying when vehicles may be treated as abandoned, adding penalties for unlawfully attached plates or stickers, and allowing forfeiture of vehicles used to flee law enforcement even without an immediate arrest. It also approved SB 1562, which aims to prevent manufacturers from concentrating sales of certain vehicle brands through a single dealer group and instead promote competition among independent dealers. In addition, the committee unanimously confirmed a slate of appointees, and members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several bills before adjourning.

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• So I think a lot of voters look at speed cameras differently from intersection cameras.
• So I think a lot of voters look at speed cameras differently from intersection cameras.
• Of voters look at speed cameras differently from intersection cameras with red lights.
• So to amend line two for speeding or traffic control device such as red light cameras.
• Red light cameras, or if it's more clear, speeding, comma, red light cameras, or other traffic control

Keywords: 1182, all