Comment on Red light cameras: safety tool or profit machines?

Since red light cameras were first introduced in Amarillo in 2008 and expanded in 2013, they have done everything the companies selling and installing them have said they would do. Fatal crashes, drivers running red lights and speeding tickets have all dropped since the cameras were installed, all while raising money for the city. So why do some remain skeptical about the intersection cameras and the data they provide, as well as the money they supposedly raise for the city? City Councilman Mark Nair is one such skeptic. read more