Photo enforcement may be gone from Arizona highways, but its revenue is not forgotten.

Thursday is the last day of operation for Arizona's groundbreaking and controversial speed enforcement camera program.

The lesson learned from Arizona’s brief flirtation with photo radar is that it’s better to be popular than effective. The statewide photo-enforcement program will end July 15. Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Jan Brewer said of the program: “I hate it.”

A timeline of the most notable moments from photo radar's history.