Approximately 50 cities use these cameras that clearly capture motorists running red lights, which technicians check by assessing their placement in the intersections, identify their license plate numbers, and then the offender receives the issue of their violation in the mail. The resulting revenue some create is in the tens of millions of dollars. D.C. Revenue created by the city's 39 cameras has actually gone down because fewer drivers are running red lights, he says. Red-light deaths are down, as well, from 16 three years ago to two last year. Armey says he's also worried about privacy of drivers from New York to Los Angeles.
Most drivers approve of the cameras.
It slows me down. Even so, Armey has touched a nerve with anyone who's ever paid a camera-created fine. PAGE Send this story to a friend. ABC News Internet Ventures. Internet Safety Information applicable to the site.