Even I (Scott Harlan) am surprised by the data shared with the council today by the police department:
· 90% of all violations are for rolling rights on red. 6% are for running red lights straight-thru (267/4510).
· In March and April, the cameras caught just over one straight-thru violation per day per intersection (267/3/61 days).
· There has been a reduction in accidents of one from last year to this year.
· Yet, the city issued $560,000 in tickets for those two months. Over $500,000 in citations were issued for rolling rights on red. That $560,000 bought essentially no decrease in accidents.
· The city accepted 9 out of 10 of the vendor’s recommendations.
Opinion By Scott Harlan
Ban Cam Activist, Redmond, WA.
Scott - What's the status on gathering signatures to put the red light cameras on the ballot?
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