page_title: Red light camera
section_title: France
hierarchical_section_title: Red light camera / Usage / France
caption_attribution_description: English: Traffic lights with radar Général Leclerc avenue in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Français&#160;: Feu rouge avec radar avenue du Général Leclerc à Gif-sur-Yvette en France.
context_page_description: A red light camera is a type of traffic enforcement camera that captures image of vehicle that has entered an intersection in spite of the traffic signal indicating red. By automatically photographing vehicles that run red lights, the photo is evidence that assists authorities in their enforcement of traffic laws. Generally the camera is triggered when a vehicle enters the intersection after the traffic signal has turned red.
  Typically, a law enforcement official will review the photographic evidence and determine whether a violation occurred. A citation is then usually mailed to the owner of the vehicle found to be in violation of the law. These cameras are used worldwide, in China, in European countries, and in countries including: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States. More than 75 countries worldwide use red light cameras.
  If a proper identification cannot be made, instead of a ticket, some police departments send out a notice of violation to the owner of the vehicle, requesting identifying information so that a ticket may be issued later.
context_section_description: In France, red light camera start to be used in 2009. Camera catch the driver which fail to stop on red light, but not the one who fail to stop on orange/yellow light. Penalty for such a failure is 135 euros, and a removal of 4 points on the French driving licence. 
  New multipurpose camera might, such as the Mesta Fusion 2 have several simultaneous capacity in a single device, such as red light camera, Level crossing red light camera and speed camera. In a near future the might be able to also catch other infractions such as phone usage, failure to wear the seat belt wearing, or failure to maintain safe distance between vehicle.
  Some insurance companies recommend to comply with regulation to avoid the fine. This implies a speed decrease when approaching a red light, considering it can switch to orange and then to red, avoiding acceleration when light is orange, using the brake (which turn on braking light) to communicate to followers the braking action, and keep the car before the red light stop line.
  In the south east quarter of France, red light cameras (MESTA 3000) are provided by Safran; their availability rate is 95%, taking into account road works and acts of vandalism. This availability is considered better than the one observed in Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany according to a French National Assembly report.
caption: Red light camera experiment in Gif-sur-Yvette
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