Post by Logan on Jul 2, 2016 5:12:59 GMT -6
Delaware lawmakers passed legislation early Friday morning that could put a portion of Wilmington's $4 million red-light camera revenue at risk.
The bill would require municipalities to demonstrate with crash data that their camera systems are installed at intersections where dangerous collisions occur as a result of red-light running. Red-light cameras automatically ticket drivers who pass illegally through an intersection.
At issue is Wilmington's cameras that fine drivers who turn right through a red light without coming to a complete stop. More than $1 million was collected from drivers turning right through red lights in Wilmington in the fiscal year 2015.
Policy makers and the auto club AAA have criticized the cameras, saying they are in place to generate revenue, rather than to make streets safer. The new legislation places the burden on a city to prove that a particular intersection is camera-monitored because of a history of red-light crashes.
Read more: www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/06/30/wilmingtons-1-million-red-light-camera-revenue-risk/86576504/
The bill would require municipalities to demonstrate with crash data that their camera systems are installed at intersections where dangerous collisions occur as a result of red-light running. Red-light cameras automatically ticket drivers who pass illegally through an intersection.
At issue is Wilmington's cameras that fine drivers who turn right through a red light without coming to a complete stop. More than $1 million was collected from drivers turning right through red lights in Wilmington in the fiscal year 2015.
Policy makers and the auto club AAA have criticized the cameras, saying they are in place to generate revenue, rather than to make streets safer. The new legislation places the burden on a city to prove that a particular intersection is camera-monitored because of a history of red-light crashes.
Read more: www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/06/30/wilmingtons-1-million-red-light-camera-revenue-risk/86576504/