Red Light Revolt!

Red light cameras … they’ll get you! The Geek Speaks By Ben Dezendorf Watch out Baton Rouge! Don’t run that red light, or you might just get a ticket in the mail. Yes, as you drive around the Baton Rouge area, you might notice that several of our intersections have been adorned with technology which allows the city to issue tickets for red light violations even if there are no police officers present to observe the offense

Red-light cameras are not a money maker for the city of San Mateo but the county has potentially generated nearly $3.6 million in new revenue to support the increased workload caused by drivers challenging the citations, according to city officials. The dichotomy of opinions — which must mean some county jurisdiction must be making money, if not San Mateo — comes within the city’s formal response to a San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report issued in June on the effectiveness of red-light traffic enforcement.

The city has given tentative approval to installing its own red-light cameras, joining other municipalities around the state trying to raise revenue while preventing accidents. Although officials haven’t decided exactly how many cameras will go up or which intersections will have cameras, there are 13 possible sites.

BAYTOWN, TX (KTRK) — The company that operates red light cameras at several intersections in Baytown is suing the city, according to a report in the Baytown Sun.

In an election showdown that pits public safety and health officials against traffic-court lawyers and libertarians, the Chronicle urges voters to support the city’s red-light-camera system in the upcoming municipal referendum. As Chronicle columnist Lisa Falkenberg noted in a recent column, both sides in the referendum have monetary stakes in the outcome

Missouri: Federal Judge Likes Red Light Cameras, Denies Class Action Refund Federal judge who likes red light cameras allows Springfield, Missouri to escape refunds for illegal program.

Drivers, you might want to watch your speed when heading to Muscatine. Red light cameras may be on their way to the city.It looks like city council is going to give the cameras the green light.

By Scott Wyman Sun-Sentinel Staff Writer Updated: 9:19 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 Posted: 8:33 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 Fort Lauderdale has begun using its red-light cameras, and now the courtesy warning period has ended, but police won’t be issuing “gotcha” tickets to people turning right on red. Drivers elsewhere in the region have found themselves unwittingly receiving tickets based on the cameras by making a rolling right turn on red

A Conroe committee will study whether new red light cameras should be added to other intersections in the city. Eight months after the city introduced a program to ticket red-light runners, the Conroe City Council is considering whether to add Loop 336 West at Plantation Drive to the list of intersection with camera to enforce the program. That intersection would joins seven other intersections in the city where drivers could face a fine of $75 for running a red light.

Reporter: Craig Smith TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) – Tucson Police say two new red light cameras should be out of testing and ready to record violations as scheduled September 17th. Four have been up for some time: At Grant and Tanque Verde, Valencia and Old Nogales Highway, 22nd and Wilmot,  and Oracle and River