LAPD Commission Puts Brakes On Red-Light Cameras « CBS Los Angeles

HARLINGEN, DO YOU REMEMBER THE BAD OLD DAYS WHEN WE HAD THOSE EVIL CAMERAS?

Thanks to City Commissioner Robert Leftwich, Harlingen got rid of the Red Light Camera's that plagued our city for several years.  Now, Los Angeles has seen the light and wants to get rid of the camera's it has at 32 intersections.

The best argument against the cameras is that they cost the city money while having dubious safety benefits. The contract proposals presented to the Police Commission indicated that the camera program would cost L.A. from $360,000 to $1.6 million a year more than it brings in. That's because the city's portion of the ticket revenue the cameras generate doesn't make up for what it pays out to the private camera contractor, to the police who oversee the program and to the courts. In addition, many drivers don't pay their fines, and the city has little power to make them. Yet proponents point out that it would be possible to structure the contract as revenue-neutral, meaning the contractor would ensure that the city has no losses.

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