Morton Grove’s First Red Light Camera Now Live
Start driving more carefully in Morton Grove.
The town’s first red light camera just went live July 1st, issuing $100 tickets to drivers going northbound on Waukegan Road at Dempster Ave. if drivers through the intersection when the light is red.
“Red-light cameras punish lawbreakers, serve as a warning to drive safer, and let police officers spend time patrolling for other serious crimes.” said Morton Grove Chief of Police Mark Erickson. “Too many drivers choose to ignore traffic signals and risk the dangers of running through a red light. We want to change this behavior in Morton Grove and encourage people to slow down and definitely stop on red.”
The camera system was operational as of June 1st, but per state law, only issued warning tickets sans monetary fine for the first 30 days.
According to Charles Territo, Vice President of Communications for American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS)s, the vendor operating and administering Morton Grove’s lone RLC, a total of 325 warnings were issued during the month-long warning period.
Unlike some red light camera programs, Morton Grove’s process calls for ATS to forward all potential violations to the police department for review and must approve the violation before the violation is issued by mail to the registered vehicle owner.
Watch crashes increase… Just like Des Plaines
Behind every red light camera is a corrupt local government.
Very well put Pete…
Why bother having a yellow light, they should just go from green to red!
That’s funny Chitownbootman! In Chicago, the yellows are nearly short enough to at least consider your idea. Ha!
You are all really critical of this. While I don’t agree with a red light camera(i think they are useless to the human habits), I feel like the warnings given out could help ease the number of red light runners in Morton Grove. I was hit by a car that ran a red light just East of there. Don’t be so critical till you see what effect it has.