When Williams made the announcement earlier this year, he cited a report from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that showed red-light cameras were not making the roads safer. According to that study, crashes increased by more than 10.1 percent after red-light cameras were installed.
Jax stopped using them at the end of 2017. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/new-year-to-bring-removal-of-red-light-cameras-in-jacksonvilleQuoteWhen Williams made the announcement earlier this year, he cited a report from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that showed red-light cameras were not making the roads safer. According to that study, crashes increased by more than 10.1 percent after red-light cameras were installed. Also, I thought I heard somewhere (or my mind just made it up) that they weren't bringing in the level of revenues they expected.
Quote from: Charles Hunter on July 13, 2019, 10:02:26 PMJax stopped using them at the end of 2017. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/new-year-to-bring-removal-of-red-light-cameras-in-jacksonvilleQuoteWhen Williams made the announcement earlier this year, he cited a report from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that showed red-light cameras were not making the roads safer. According to that study, crashes increased by more than 10.1 percent after red-light cameras were installed. Also, I thought I heard somewhere (or my mind just made it up) that they weren't bringing in the level of revenues they expected.Red light cameras also increase the number of accidents at an intersection, not decrease them.
Not going to look it up, but my recollection is that while the number of crashes increases, the severity decreases: rear-end crashes (from quick stops and following too close) are typically less severe than T-bone crashes (running the red light).
Death Rays ... instead of taking a picture, it vaporizes the offending car.