BY MIKE CETERA
With Aurora still wrangling over installation of cameras at intersections to catch red-light runners, it's interesting to note one area community is suspending its program...because it has been a success.
Six months after Bolingbrook installed cameras at three intersections, the village says it intends to halt enforcement.
"We've changed the behavior of drivers, so now we're going to pull it for a few months," (Bolingbrook Mayor Roger) Claar said. "It's going to be re-evaluated over the next few months to see if people are violating red lights and right turns on reds."
According to the Naperville Sun, police say accidents at the intersections where the cameras were installed dropped 40 percent during the past six months compared to the same months last year. In July, the village issued 2,132 tickets for red-light violations. Officers issued just 786 tickets village-wide for other traffic violations during that month.
Go here for an earlier discussion on the merits and problems associated with red-light cameras.
According to the Naperville Sun, police say accidents at the intersections where the cameras were installed dropped 40 percent during the past six months compared to the same months last year. In July, the village issued 2,132 tickets for red-light violations. Officers issued just 786 tickets village-wide for other traffic violations during that month.
Hilarious "story" by the sun. They've failed to mention that the Mayor of Bolingbrook received a ticket himself, and then the system was "suspended." What a joke.