Traffic safety camera pilot features and goals

We tell you about the features and goals of the traffic safety camera pilot.

Pilot goals

Safety

Improve safety by reducing traffic crashes and supporting safe driving.

Trust

Be transparent and honest in decision making and evaluation.

Fairness

Enforce traffic rules in an equal and unbiased way.

Equity

Plan and implement a system that impacts all communities fairly.

Efficiency

Deliver a cost-efficient system that is well managed.

A mounted traffic safety camera

Key pilot features

Enforcement

  • A warning is issued for the first offense.
  • Vehicle owners are not liable if their car was stolen or if they were not driving at the time of the violation.

Learn more about warnings and citations

Privacy

  • Cameras can only capture a picture of the vehicle’s back license plate. They are not allowed to take pictures of people.
  • Cameras can only be used for traffic enforcement.

Program revenue

  • The goal of the program’s design is to reduce unsafe behavior, not to generate revenue.
  • Any revenue generated by the program must be spent on traffic safety improvements.

Oversight

  • A Minneapolis traffic control agent will verify all potential violations.
  • The program will be independently evaluated to inform whether it continues after the pilot.
  • Yearly data including number of citations, costs, and revenues will be publicly reported.

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