BEAVERTON, Ore. - If you drive in Beaverton, watch out for those red-light cameras.

The city started using them in 2001. Since then, Portland also started installing them at key intersections.

But Beaverton has stayed ahead of the curve by installing newer, higher-resolution cameras that let police get a close look at drivers' faces. That makes it harder for them to argue that it wasn't them who was behind the wheel. The newer cameras also make it easier to spot other features of the vehicle.

"We are trying to make it as safe as possible", says Beaverton Detective Pam Yazzolino. And, some critics would add, they're also making it easier for the city to collect traffic fines.

But where technology works to find violators, technology also exists to help them escape detection. For example, the Phantom Alert Web site provides downloadable software which helps GPS devices locate red-light cameras.