A system for collecting and managing information relating to vehicles
includes a digital image collection system positioned to capture an image
of a vehicle travelling along a roadway. The captured images are
delivered to a computer program memory via a communications link at a
transfer rate substantially equal to 100, 200, and/or 400 megabits per
second. A second device collects additional information relating to the
vehicle, such as the vehicle's speed, acceleration, and/or emissions
data, and also delivers such information to the memory. Alternatively,
two or more video capture devices may be connected in series via
communications links that are all capable of transmitting data at rates
substantially equal to 100, 200, and/or 400 megabits per second, such
that the images collected by all of the capture devices are delivered to
the memory.