SF New Mexican:
Councilors weigh in on police plan. They’re still talking about their crackpot red-light camera program. Councillors need to be reminded this is not ‘free money’. If the goal is to reduce red-light runners, jig with the timings first, to see if there’s a real need. I’ve seen no studies - none - that talk about the effects of changing light timings at ‘problem’ intersections. If the goal is to increase revenues ... well ... is this the best way to go about it?
Directly related: Ars Technica, Red-light camera monkey business may be a national trend. “According to confidental documents released in 2001, Lasercraft, the company behind Chattanooga’s red camera lights, only installs red light cameras at high-volume intersections with an ‘amber phase’ of less than four seconds.”
