Daily Herald | Red-light camera shocker! Village finds devices aren’t wonder cure
September 20th, 2010
[From Daily Herald | Red-light camera shocker! Village finds devices aren't wonder cure]
Meanwhile, Lombard is nixing its one remaining red-light camera, at North Avenue and Route 53. “We didn’t see any significant statistical differences (in crashes),” Deputy Police Chief Dane Cuny said.
Originally, Lombard had cameras at two intersections. The statistics showed crashes decreased at North and Route 53 but increased at another location at Finley and Roosevelt roads. The conflicting results convinced village leaders to yank the devices.
Great job, Lombard! I wish more communities would remove their red-light cameras, since they’re installed only to make money for the communities that installed them, and are NOT truly ever installed for safety reasons. (but are just marketed under the banner of ‘safety’)