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Arizona transportation officials are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation pilot program that will use thermal camera technology to curb the wrong-way driving problem plaguing the state. The wrong-way detection system will illuminate a sign that notifies the wrong-way driver, and immediately alert the state Department of Public Safety. (Arizona Department of Public Safety via AP)

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With over 700 wrong-way drivers entering Arizona freeways in 2017, the Arizona Department of Transportation has developed what may be a solution that detects the wayward vehicles quickly enough to warn other drivers and stop the wrong-way car.

By The Daily Courier September 19, 2017