REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A six-month test of red-light cameras at three intersections in Redmond found there were three more accidents than the same period a year ago.
And two of those crashes were rear-end collisions caused when someone suddenly braked because they didn’t want to get a ticket.
Major John Marchione (MARK’-ee-own-ee) told KIRO-FM (http://bit.ly/uuVmg6) the failure to improve safety was the reason the city council voted this week to get rid of the cameras. They camera system generated more than $500,000 in tickets.
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Information from: KIRO-FM, http://mynorthwest.com/
