Naperville Kills Off Red Light Camera Program
One down, 83 more to go.
The Illinois Department of Transportation lists 84 municipalities with red light camera programs.
As of January 3, there will be one town less using cameras to enforce red light violations–west suburban Naperville.
According to the Daily Herald, in “a surprise move” , the Naperville city council voted to not renew their optional fourth year of their contract with their RLC vendor.
Part of the decision was made for the city council as two of the RLC locations (Rt. 59 & North Aurora Road and Route 59 & Diehl Road) were going to be yanked due to construction slated to begin near the end of 2012.
With those two locations out of commission, it left a single red light camera at the intersection of Ogden Ave. & Aurora Ave. According to the report, the intersection was only generating two red light violations a day, in effect costing the city more to operate the RLC unit than it was generating in revenue.
Here’s the Daily Herald’s full story, “Naperville red-light cameras to be turned off Jan. 3.”
So this is about revenue? I am confused because that is not what we have been told they were used for.
Mark,
Don’t you understand?!?
When traffic enforcement and safety cost money it’s a bad.
But, when enforcement generates revenue, then it’s good.
Having had appeared as an expert witness in a Naperville RLC case for a family relative, this much is clear. In spite visual proof of a defective traffic signal and other factors the hearing administrator found the owner liable for the $100 fine. The traffic signal is still broken, way to go IDOT.