The Las Cruces, New Mexico city council on Monday agreed once again to continue using a photo enforcement program that has proved to cause a significant increase in accidents. The jurisdiction in May reluctantly complied with a New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) order shutting down automated ticketing on state roads. Officials ignored the evidence at the time that accidents had increased, not decreased as promised, at photo enforced locations.
With even more complete collision data in hand, the case for the automated ticketing machines looks weaker than ever. Road accidents nationwide have reached historic lows, yet the overall accident rate increased 24 percent at monitored intersections in Las Cruces, the rate of injury accidents increased 29 percent and the rate of property damage accidents increased 25 percent.
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