A worker installs a red light camera at the corner of Ogden and Aurora avenues in Naperville in late September. City officials say red light cameras are generating about $100,000 a month per intersection. The city has installed the devices at three intersections. (Sun-Times Media File)
Three red-light cameras in Naperville are piling up money for the city. The cameras, installed at the intersections of 59 and North Aurora Road, Ogden and Aurora, and 59 and Diehl Road, are raking in $100K per month, per intersection. Each citation is $100 a pop, but there is evidence that drivers are learning. The cameras at 59 and North Aurora Road have been in place the longest (since January) with nearly 8,000 red-light warnings and citations issued. The daily average of violations per day has dropped from the low 30s in the first six months to the high 20s in the last three months and the number of crashes has also reduced.
Citizens COULD have them taken down by a municipal vote, just saying...
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ReplyDeleteMy belief is they will not go away since they bring the city revenue; safety is now a byproduct. My sole goal in these posts is to bring them to light - and maybe help others avoid the city lightening their pocketbooks.
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