Santa Fe Country Sheriff Greg Solano explains his position on red light cameras. This from a longer post revealing that the red light camera industry is — surprise — the big impetus behind these revenue producing hazards.
As I stated in an earlier blog post that goes into more detail about the safety concerns, don’t get me wrong there are a lot of good reasons to have red light cameras and I would not be as opposed to them if they were put in such a manner as to not be a revenue generating scheme. Proper procedures must be put in place to protest the citation, and the driver is photographed also to prove who was driving. We must also look at the amount of time the yellow light is on, Many cities have reduced accident just by adjusting the timing of the yellow lights. We should also look at educational programs to educate the motoring public.
See also Red Light Cameras and More on Red Light Cameras.
I live in northern San Diego County, and the red-light running was getting out of hand – downright dangerous. The cameras have brought a new awareness that I appreciate.
They are very expensive to violate, but they can be fought in court easily. It seems all ties go to the human.
People who maintain a car-length per 10MPH will suffer. Right or wrong, they will have to bunch up. No more stretched out lights.
Also, NO right turns on red as an afterthought, starting out from a stopped position in a normal lane. This will set it off.