Patent ID: 8760317

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of enforcing traffic rule compliance, comprising: determining, via a processor, an HOV violation hypothesis, wherein the HOV violation hypothesis comprises a presumption as to whether a vehicle that is detected within a first HOV zone is complying with one or more HOV rules based on a determined observed passenger configuration associated with the vehicle; retrieving, via the processor and from a data store, one or more data records associated with the vehicle, wherein the one or more data records include historical information identifying past compliance with or violation of HOV rules by the vehicle; modifying, via the processor, the HOV violation hypothesis based on the historical information, receiving, via the processor, information indicating an actual passenger configuration associated with the vehicle; and storing, via the processor and in the data store, an indication of accuracy associated with the HOV violation hypothesis as a result of comparing the observed passenger configuration to the actual passenger configuration associated with the vehicle.