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Smile.... Tucson Police may be taking your picture.
Photo enforcement cameras may soon be installed at the intersection of Speedway and Grande in front of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind.
Eyewitness News 4 was the first to tell you Tuesday how drivers are ignoring the signs.
Wednesday, Tucson police responded.
There are signs everywhere that say "No Right Turn on Red," but some drivers are ignoring them and making it extremly dangerous for blind students to cross there.
It's because of drivers who ignore the signs that the Tucson Police Department is in favor of photo radar.
Assistant Police Chief Roberto Villasenor says, "You can't have officers in place all the time. It's something that will stand as a reminder for people to watch their driving behavior. It can be used as an enforcment tool to change that behavior we think is a good thing."
Students from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind use this cross walk daily for orientation and mobility training, but there have been several close calls where students were almost run over.
Assistant Chief Villasenor says, "We've had a lot of complaints from the school from the neighborhood. Luckily, no pedestrian accidents at that location, however we won't want to wait for that to occur before action is taken."
That action may be taken by the end of the year, but it will have to be when the mayor and council approve it.
"These programs, these cameras aren't cheap. They would have to be allocated funding by mayor and council. TPD doesn't have it in their budget to immediately start deploying these cameras."
The cost for the sytem can run anywhere between $50-to-$70 thousand.
Smile.... Tucson Police may be taking your picture.
Photo enforcement cameras may soon be installed at the intersection of Speedway and Grande in front of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind.
Eyewitness News 4 was the first to tell you Tuesday how drivers are ignoring the signs.
Wednesday, Tucson police responded.
There are signs everywhere that say "No Right Turn on Red," but some drivers are ignoring them and making it extremly dangerous for blind students to cross there.
It's because of drivers who ignore the signs that the Tucson Police Department is in favor of photo radar.
Assistant Police Chief Roberto Villasenor says, "You can't have officers in place all the time. It's something that will stand as a reminder for people to watch their driving behavior. It can be used as an enforcment tool to change that behavior we think is a good thing."
Students from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind use this cross walk daily for orientation and mobility training, but there have been several close calls where students were almost run over.
Assistant Chief Villasenor says, "We've had a lot of complaints from the school from the neighborhood. Luckily, no pedestrian accidents at that location, however we won't want to wait for that to occur before action is taken."
That action may be taken by the end of the year, but it will have to be when the mayor and council approve it.
"These programs, these cameras aren't cheap. They would have to be allocated funding by mayor and council. TPD doesn't have it in their budget to immediately start deploying these cameras."
The cost for the sytem can run anywhere between $50-to-$70 thousand.