South Jersey Red Light Camera Program To Be Re-examined
Red light cameras have nabbed more than 100,000 drivers in six South Jersey towns over the last two years, and they've paid out millions in fines throughout Gloucester and Camden counties.
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Red light cameras have nabbed more than 100,000 drivers in six South Jersey towns over the last two years, and they've paid out millions in fines throughout Gloucester and Camden counties.
Red light cameras have been a boon for local governments, but they're under attack in Trenton and Harrisburg.
"Two thirds of the people injured or killed in red light running related collisions are people other than the red light runner themselves," said Charles Territo of American Traffic Solutions.
Broad and Vine is now the latest Philadelphia intersection with a red light camera.
Philadelphia already has them but now the city of Chester would be among the Pennsylvania cities eligible for red light traffic cameras under legislation approved by a state Senate committee yesterday.
On Monday, the Philadelphia Parking Authority activated five new red-light cameras at Broad and Vine Streets near Hahnemann Hospital and Roman Catholic High School.
Red light camera apps like Trapster and PhantomAlert are controversial but not illegal.
Red light cameras and speed trap cameras are almost everywhere today. And that means there are more hi-tech ways than ever to get a ticket.
If you drive Route 70 in Cherry Hill and you are used to speeding up to make the light at Springdale Road: beware. Red light cameras are scheduled to go into operation on Monday.
The new cameras are located at Aramingo Avenue and York Street in Fishtown and Aramingo and Castor Avenues in Port Richmond.
There's a new app for your iPhone that finds the location of red-light cameras in a particular city. It is drawing fire from AAA Mid-Atlantic as just one more dangerous distraction for drivers.
