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CLIVE, Iowa - Minutes after Neel Manglik illegally turned right on a red light in the Des Moines suburb of Clive, a video popped up on a computer at an office park outside Scottsdale, Ariz.

The $75 citation arrived in the mail weeks later, making Manglik one of the millions of Americans ticketed as part of a growing industry that is making handsome profits for companies that operate video cameras at busy intersections throughout the nation.

The 2009 American Driver and Traffic Safety Education’s (ADTSEA) Teachers Excellence Awards (TEA) sponsored by AAA, honors outstanding driver and traffic safety educators. Candidates are nominated by an ADTSEA state-affiliate or regional director for outstanding teaching and service to driver and traffic safety education. Nominees must have been ADTSEA members for at least three years including the current year. Each ADTSEA state-affiliate may nominate one person for the TEA. ADTSEA members, from states not affiliated with ADTSEA, can be nominated by the regional director from the members region. Each state can only have one nominee. States and regions may determine the criteria for their nominees. All nominees should be high quality teachers who deliver high quality driver education programs.