Red-light camera loses backer
[From Red-light camera loses backer :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Transportation]
Schaumburg is getting rid of its cameras because they do not prevent accidents. Schaumburg is bypassing easy revenue, but doing the right thing by evaluating cameras on the basis of safety and not revenue. Read the full article, but here are some snippets:
Last fall, Schaumburg installed red-light cameras at the busy corner of Woodfield and Meacham, near Woodfield Mall. The camera system quickly recorded 10,000 violations, each resulting in a $100 ticket. But 98 percent of the violations were by motorists who didn’t stop before turning right on a red light, according to Schaumburg Police Chief Brian Howerton.
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Meanwhile, Schaumburg police studied the 10 intersections with the most accidents and found that only about 15 out of 800 collisions were caused by traffic signal violations. The majority were caused by failure to reduce speed, Howerton said.
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