Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009354711_apwaredlightcameras.html EDMONDS, Wash. The Edmonds City Council voted against installing a red light camera system to send tickets to violators. Councilman Ron Wambolt says he received e-mails from residents complaining the cameras would be a way for the city to make money with $124 fines. The Everett Herald reports the cameras were rejected at Tuesday's meeting on a 4-2 vote. American Traffic Solutions says it operates the ticketing for 14 of the 20 cities in Washington with the ticketing system. A vice president, Bill Kroske, said no city is going to get rich off of red light cameras.
Sometimes there's a damn good reason to run a red light. If it doesn't save lives and it doesn't reduce accidents then it is purely a cash cow for the cities implementing it. In fact these cameras increase accidents. http://www.motorists.org/blog/red-light-cameras-increase-accidents-5-studies-that-prove-it/
