No More Red Light Cameras in LA?
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Not a done deal, but this appears to be a decision which was influenced by both safety and money:
"The civilian board that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department has put the brakes on the city’s red-light traffic camera program.
The Police Commission agreed Tuesday to reject a proposal from police officials to award a new contract to the company that has been operating the cameras.
An audit last year questioned the effectiveness of the program, finding that a majority of citations have gone uncollected. Commissioner Alan Skobin says that since the courts don’t pursue drivers who refuse to pay the tickets, the camera program lacks enforcement power.
The board’s decision could shut down the cameras in days unless the City Council decides to strip the commission of its authority on the issue and decide whether to continue the program.
The problems for red light cameras go back to 2009 when CBS2/KCAL9 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein found there is no evidence the cameras reduced accidents, deaths or injuries at the intersections where they were placed and in fact, found those numbers actually increased at some intersections." (Emphasis added)
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/06/07/lapd-commission-pu...
Good...
...to hear that.
You shouldn't call something enforcement if you're not enforcing anything.
Good News!
Good news for sure--politicians need to stop using "public safety" as an excuse to keep rooting around in our wallets. If it really was about public safety and not revenue generation, there are a multitude of things than can be done to make dangerous intersections safer.
NP
In times of profound change, the learners will inherit the earth while the "learned" find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists...
Not gone yet.....
Here's an LA Times article.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0608-red-light-20110...
L.A. traffic cameras may get the red light
Citing costs and safety issues, the Police Commission votes to shut the cameras down. Unless the City Council intervenes, their use at 32 intersections could end within weeks.
Kind of incredible, really. LA has illegal stoplight cameras in Griffith Park.
I wonder if Orange County
I wonder if Orange County will follow suit