Traffic Ticket Cams Coming to Colo Spr

[theGinsue]

I know we have little room to complain since many other places in the state (esp PR Boulder) already have these, but.... we're getting them.

These cameras will get you going through an intersection on a YELLOW light.

I'd be willing to guess that 70% of us in the Springs area (on this site) will have a ticket from one of these cameras within the next 3 years.

Be ready because they are coming soon!

Source: http://www.gazette.com/articles/cameras-99909-proposed-light.html


Motorists who think yellow means step on the gas might want to think again.

Red-light cameras, which have sparked controversy across America, could soon be making their Colorado Springs debut.

The City Council is expected to give preliminary approval today to a proposed ordinance governing violations recorded by red-light cameras, paving the way for the Police Department to start issuing citations after a warning period that ends around Oct. 18.

Pending final approval by the council June 22, police plan to install red-light cameras later this year at the following four intersections:

• Northbound Nevada Avenue at Bijou Street

• Eastbound Oro Blanco Drive at Barnes Road

• Westbound Platte Avenue at Murray Boulevard

• Westbound Platte Avenue at Circle Drive

About 5,000 citations are expected to be issued at each intersection monthly.
The intersections are among 15 in the city with a high number of right-angle collisions.

“The police perspective on this is all about reducing crashes,” not generating revenue, Police Chief Richard Myers said Monday.

“There’s potential it could generate revenue,” he said. “Some cities that have implemented this have had a substantial revenue increase from it. That’s not our intention or our goal.”

Police had planned to install the cameras earlier this year, but ran into delays. The city had initially estimated the red-light cameras — as well as photo radar — would generate an additional $735,000 in revenue this year. But after the delays, the estimates were cut in half.

Myers said there are a lot of misconceptions in Colorado Springs about the cameras, including that yellow times on traffic lights will be shortened.

“We’re carrying the burden of some other communities in other states who had been what I consider less than ethical in their implementation,” he said.

The cameras will record the violation, and an officer will review it before a citation is mailed, he said.

“The emphasis I’m making with our officers who will be reviewing the video is, if there’s any shadow of a doubt, let it go,” he said.

Red-light runners will also be able to watch a video of the violation online, prompting most violators to pay the $75 fine, he said.

“The average law-abiding, good citizen is going to look at that and say, ‘Man, I screwed up. They’ve got it. They’ve got it right there on video,’” Myers said.
Red-light camera citations won’t cost motorists any points on their drivers licenses.
With the exception of paying an officer or officers to review the violations, Myers said the red-light cameras won’t cost the city any money. Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions will pay for the technology.

“They wouldn’t be engaging in this business if they weren’t going to get their return on investment and pay their operating costs,” the chief said.

The proposed ordinance also covers a photo-radar program, but police still haven’t determined when it will be rolled out.


ETA: So, it's NOT about generating revenue, BUT AFTER the Warning Period which ends Oct 18, they still expect to generate 3/4 of a million dollars THIS YEAR? Using their math, these systems can be expected to generate $3.5 million/year.

How is this NOT about generating revenue?

This is nothing more than a way to punish the voters for not voting for their tax increases - pure and simple.

[BigBear]

Let me clean that up for you Sir:

Deleted, fixed by OP.

[68Charger]

many of the intersections already have the cameras- (I think they use them instead of metal detectors to detect traffic)

I call BS on this statement: “There’s potential it could generate revenue,” he said. “Some cities that have implemented this have had a substantial revenue increase from it. That’s not our intention or our goal.”

and red-light cameras are just the beginning: "The proposed ordinance also covers a photo-radar program, but police still haven’t determined when it will be rolled out."

[Irving]

Good fucking luck getting me to pay for a ticket produced from me doing something totally legal (going through a light while it is yellow).

I recently got my first red light ticket in the Tech Center. That yellow light was definitely cut short. I got the nicest piece of mail in the world though. High quality glossy paper with four different full color pictures of me running the light. No wonder it costs $75.


Any elected official who states potential revenue as a secondary, possible benefit of a red light camera needs to be booted out of office immediately.

[theGinsue]

Let me clean that up for you Sir:


Thanks - I've addempted to cut-and-paste, re-edit MANY times now and it keeps fighting me with one or more unwanted attributes.

ETA: Finally got it, thanks to BigBear!

[Zundfolge]

Expect rear-endings at these intersections to skyrocket.

[Daniel_187]

well fuck the amberlamps if he is behind me am not going through on a red. Did that once and got a $75 traffic award. Fuckers!!!!!

[BigBear]

Expect rear-endings at these intersections to skyrocket.


Yay, maybe someone will total me now and I can get a car that works!!... if I survive the rear ending, HAHAHA. [Beer]

[theGinsue]

and red-light cameras are just the beginning: "The proposed ordinance also covers a photo-radar program, but police still haven’t determined when it will be rolled out."

They "haven't determined", or they want to get them rolled out long before the general populace is aware of their existance?

Check out my OP for edits at the end.

ETA:

Any elected official who states potential revenue as a secondary, possible benefit of a red light camera needs to be booted out of office immediately.

+1



Expect rear-endings at these intersections to skyrocket.

Yup!

[Hoosier]

Some municipalities that have deployed these cameras have been caught making their yellow signal timer be illegally short.

Not about revenue my ass.

H.

[Zundfolge]

They "haven't determined", or they want to get them rolled out long before the general populace is aware of their existance?
Actually they "haven't determined" because there's still a chance to shut this crap down at the city council level.

[Elhuero]

lazy cops are lazy.

someone should go to those locations and time the lights.

they already check speed on the interstate by aircraft, and patrol the skies with helicopters, how much time until the CSPD is flying drones?

It'll happen as soon as someone realizes how many flashbangs for the swat team they can afford by firing all the pilots.

[BigBear]

how much time until the (XXPD) is flying drones?


Already happening in some states my friend.

[68Charger]

lazy cops are lazy.

someone should go to those locations and time the lights.

they already check speed on the interstate by aircraft, and patrol the skies with helicopters, how much time until the CSPD is flying drones?

It'll happen as soon as someone realizes how many flashbangs for the swat team they can afford by firing all the pilots.

AFAIK, drones still need pilots- they're just not IN the aircraft..

Wonder how long before terrorists hack the drones & fly them into buildings?

[Irving]

Well, how big of a drone do you need to hold a radar camera?

[BigBear]

Well, how big of a drone do you need to hold a radar camera?


Not big at all...

Most of the telescoping/photography type equipment we use for mapping "could" fit on a large RC airplane.

[68Charger]

Not big at all...

Most of the telescoping/photography type equipment we use for mapping "could" fit on a large RC airplane.


I guess crashing them into a building would be kinda anti-climactic then... for some reason, I was picturing something with at least a 8-10' wingspan.. but as long as it qualifies as ultralight, don't need a license..

get some high-school kids, as long as you have an x-box interface... [ROFL1]

[Hoosier]

I guess crashing them into a building would be kinda anti-climactic then... for some reason, I was picturing something with at least a 8-10' wingspan.. but as long as it qualifies as ultralight, don't need a license..

get some high-school kids, as long as you have an x-box interface... [ROFL1]

A kid ran a Cessna into a building in Tampa after 9/11. Minimal damage, took out a corner office and nothing else.

For speed measurements from the air they use lines painted on the road and clock your time between them. Radar of the directional gun type wouldn't give you the speed of a car on the ground, but a very large phased array radar could -- the kind you see on JSTAR. Cameras and a stopwatch are much easier.

http://diydrones.com I'm thinking about doing this. I have an R/C airplane, but haven't flown it in a while. Having a computer onboard that I can give control to would be neat. So are those live video return systems... but you need a HAM license to get very far with it. Legally you can't encrypt ham comms, but the military hasn't seen a need to encrypt it's own drone feeds either. I know someone here in Pueblo was building up a drone to use in Search and Recovery with the local sheriff's office.

H.

[BigBear]

Hoosier, funny you should mention that.

I have a friend (just a guy I know really, not much of a "friendship") who has a modifed RC plane that he's hooked up to a computer and uses a joystick to fly (instead of the two tab remotes). He was also succesful in hooking up a Lego Erector set thingamabob to it to where it'll drop "bombs" (small cherrypopper things) from it's belly and even fire BB's from some front cannons..... it's pretty impressive and cost less than $1K for everything.

I've wanted to go buy some RC cars for a while and just have him do bombing raids while I'm on the run. I think it'd be fun... maybe get like a RC truck and put some sort of mild explosive of something in it....

[Jumpstart]

Another reason(s) not to come into the Springs.

[rondog]

Those stupid Nazi cams SUCK! And you can bet your ass they're ALL ABOUT generating revenue! There's a mess of them at I-25 and Lincoln, the exits for Parker and Highlands Ranch/Lonetree, and those bastards are flashing all the time. You don't even THINK about pushing your luck with 'em.

[funkfool]

http://www.atsol.com/about-us.html
A few things of interest from the ATS Site:


Weigh In Motion - Overweight Vehicle Enforcement
Overweight trucks create noise pollution and destroy roads, increasing costs for everyone. The Axsis™ WIM-300 assists governments to enforce weight limits on their roadways, which translates into less damage and expense to repair public roads and highways and addresses neighborhood complaints about unwanted truck traffic noise. True to our history as the innovation leader, the WIM-300 system is the first high-resolution, multi-lane weigh in motion photo enforcement system in the industry.

The system uses a combination of state-of-the-art quartz weight-sensitive piezo sensors in conjunction with vehicle classification logic to isolate heavy vehicles. When an overweight vehicle passes over the sensors, the computer logic in the Axsis™ system compares the detected weight measurement with the selected weight threshold. If the threshold is exceeded, a high-resolution 12.4 megapixel still image and a full-color and full audio video clip of the vehicle are captured and transmitted electronically to the processing center. The audio is valuable and unique, and allows the reviewer to see and hear the large vehicle crossing the detection zone.


Time-Over-Distance Speed Enforcement
The patented* Axsis™ POINT TO POINT™ speed cameras system enables effective speed detection and enforcement of extended road segments. POINT TO POINT™ speed cameras utilize the time-over-distance principle to measure and enforce speeding on dangerous stretches of road not easily enforced by police personnel or other types of standard automated photo enforcement. ATS is the exclusive patent* licensee of the POINT TO POINT™ speed cameras system in the United States. This license also covers ATS’s POINT TO POINT™ speed monitoring services which it offers on a contract basis.

Public Finance
Revenue Advancing™, an innovative program offered by the Public Finance Solutions Department of ATS, provides a way for communities to convert their past-due receivables into cash, services or equipment before the receivables are collected. The cash then can be added to the general fund or converted into additional direct services by the municipality, including red-light or speed enforcement programs, parking meters or other equipment. From parking, court fees, fines, ordinance violations, judgments, photo enforcement and other public safety related collections, ATS Public Finance Solutions convert a community’s receivables into a cash advance while letting the municipality share in the upside of future collections.
ATS also provides customized leasing and lease purchase programs for photo enforcement needs. The programs provide flexible service offerings tailored to a community’s needs at the lowest possible cost.


Sweet - loansharking to municipalities...
Wonder if there are any laws....

Also - a link from the ATS site -

http://blog.pos.org/2009/05/poll-shows-strong-national-support-for-red-light-cameras/


Poll shows strong national support for “red-light cameras”

Posted on May 19, 2009, 1:45 pm, by Public Opinion Strategies, under Neil Newhouse, POS National, Survey Results.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: NEIL NEWHOUSE
Neil@POS.org / 703-836-7655
Click here for a PDF version of this release (http://blog.pos.org/wp-content/uploads/news-release-for-red-light-national-draft-3.pdf)
POLL SHOWS STRONG NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR “RED-LIGHT CAMERAS”
May 19, 2009, Alexandria, VA – In a recent national survey of voters, Public Opinion Strategies found that fully 69% of Americans support the use of “red-light cameras” at the most dangerous intersections in their states, while just 29% oppose them.
Those voters “strongly” supporting red-light cameras outnumber those who strongly oppose them by a wide 45%-18% margin.
Neil Newhouse, one of the founding partners of Public Opinion Strategies, noted that “support for these red-light cameras is not only very strong nationally, but cuts across all demographic and attitudinal groups, including men and women, young and old, Republicans and Democrats, and conservatives and liberals.”
Especially if you trick the participants by carefully wording the questions.
The survey also showed that while support for red-light cameras is very high, voters believe that their support is not shared by others. By a 47%-41% margin, voters believe that most residents in their state oppose red-light cameras, providing evidence of a “disconnect” between voters’ actual attitudes on the issue and their perception of how other voters feel.
“This is a stunning result. Rarely in public opinion research do you find voter attitudes so at odds with what they believe others think. These red-light camera supporters are truly the ‘silent majority,’ while opponents might be described as a vocal minority.”
The national survey was based on telephone interviews with 800 likely voters, conducted April 19-22, 2009. The results are subject to a margin of sampling error of approximately plus or minus 3.46 percent.
Public Opinion Strategies (POS) is a national political and public affairs research firm. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, POS is the Republican partner for the NBC/WSJ Poll and was named “Pollster of the Year” by the trade publication “Campaigns and Elections.”
###
N1. Do you support or oppose the use of red-light cameras to detect red-light runners and enforce traffic laws in your state’s most dangerous intersections?
45% STRONGLY SUPPORT
24% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT
11% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
18% STRONGLY OPPOSE
2% DON’T KNOW
* REFUSED
69% TOTAL SUPPORT
29% TOTAL OPPOSE
__________________________________________________ ____________________________
N2. And, setting aside your personal opinion of red-light cameras, do you think that most residents in your state support or oppose the use of red-light cameras to ensure traffic safety?
41% MOST SUPPORT
47% MOST OPPOSE
12% DON’T KNOW
* REFUSED






It really is HOW you ask the question...

[funkfool]

Looking just a bit deeper...



http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3123.asp
Florida Legislature Bails Out American Traffic Solutions, Goldman Sachs
Traffic camera firm gamble on running red light camera programs in Florida pays off with legislative approval.

The Florida legislature gave final approval yesterday to legislation giving municipal governments permission to operate red light cameras in return for a significant cut of the profit generated. The state Senate voted 30 to 7 to adopt a bill that had been approved last week by the House by a 77 to 33 vote. Passage of the measure represents a significant victory for American Traffic Solutions, a firm that installed and operated red light cameras in violation of state law (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3059.asp) on the gamble that the legislature would eventually authorize photo ticketing.

"There are a number of providers of traffic infraction detectors in Florida," the official House staff analysis explained. "These providers and others may realize a significant positive fiscal impact, depending on how each provider structures its services and negotiates with a given the county or municipality."

Goldman Sachs, which invested heavily in ATS two years ago (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/25/2550.asp), also benefits significantly from the bill. ATS competitor Redflex Traffic Systems of Australia, the largest provider of automated ticketing machines in the US, had opted not to operate in Florida after it had been burned by operating cameras without authorization in Minnesota only to be forced by the state supreme court and a federal judge to refund the ticket revenue (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2659.asp).

In Florida, the staff analysis suggests that $160.5 million in annual revenue was foremost in the minds of legislators. The estimated haul would be divided with $94.8 million going to the state and $65.7 million to municipalities. Citing documents obtained from TheNewspaper, the legislature's analysis raised doubts about the safety rationale commonly asserted by the cameras' advocates.

"Other studies, including a 7-jurisdiction study conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation and a US Department of Transportation-funded study by the Urban Transit Institute at North Carolina A and T University, have reached conflicting results regarding crash reduction," the staff analysis explained (view studies (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/04/430.asp)).

In recent years, the primary purpose of red light cameras has also evolved beyond penalizing vehicle owners who "run red lights." Instead, the vast majority of citations are mailed to those who fail to stop behind an arbitrary line before making a right-hand turn. According to federal data, such technical violations rarely cause accidents (view study (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2693.asp)). The new Florida legislation vaguely prohibits ticketing a right-hand turn made "in a careful and prudent manner," but it maintains the troublesome legal definition of a "violation" as failing to stop behind an arbitrary line on the pavement. Nationally, automated tickets are often issued to people who do stop before turning, but not at the line (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2990.asp).

Unlike laws regulating cameras in other states, Florida does not require that law enforcement officers review the accuracy of the citations generated by the private firm. Instead, the bill allows meter maids or "infraction enforcement" non-uniformed employees, to sign off on tickets. The private vendor can wait up to thirty days before mailing the $158 tickets to the registered owner. Of this amount, the state keeps $113 for tickets issued on state roads and gives $45 to the local government. On local roads, the state takes $83 and the locality $75.

Governor Charlie Crist (R) has already indicated his intention of signing the bill into law. A copy of House Bill 325 is available in a 170k PDF file at the source link below.

Source: http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/pix/pdf-mini.gif House Bill 325 as enrolled (http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/2010/fl-hb325.pdf) (Florida Legislature, 4/27/2010)

[funkfool]

Colorado Springs Municipal Code....
Looks like they still need to update this...

10.17.114: OWNER LIABILITY FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL CAMERA VIOLATIONS:
(Ord. 97-162; Ord. 01-42; Rep. by Ord. 02-50)

http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/CO/Colorado%20Springs/index.htm

[Hannu]

Let me tell you about how this "red-light-camera" thing went in some European countries. First, there were just few red-light-cameras; no points etc. on your license, just small traffic misdemeanor fee (might have been 100 euros).
But that was just the beginning...
Now there are many highways and cities full of cameras, both stationary and moving. Last year, they started to give you a ticket if you go 1 km/h over posted speed limit. Yes, that is about 0.6 mph. "My speedo is not that accurate..." is not a valid explanation - just pay and get some points against your license.

Now they (for example) measure car brake temperatures - if it is too high when you are driving on highway, you are gonna get ticket because of brake failure. If your car has stability control that is using brakes, they do not care, as long as you pay. You might be extremely dangerous driver if stability control has to work...
And of course, you gonna have 4 points against your license. (in relative, but 3x the same offense = you lose your license).

If they would really want to improve safety, they would improve those "high collision risk" intersections and other areas. Problem is, to be able to do that they need lots of money instead of getting it.

My advice : STOP that traffic-camera-madness if you still can...

[Irving]

Hannu, your post makes me furious.

[TS12000]

Let me tell you about how this "red-light-camera" thing went in some European countries. First, there were just few red-light-cameras; no points etc. on your license, just small traffic misdemeanor fee (might have been 100 euros).
But that was just the beginning...
Now there are many highways and cities full of cameras, both stationary and moving. Last year, they started to give you a ticket if you go 1 km/h over posted speed limit. Yes, that is about 0.6 mph. "My speedo is not that accurate..." is not a valid explanation - just pay and get some points against your license.

Now they (for example) measure car brake temperatures - if it is too high when you are driving on highway, you are gonna get ticket because of brake failure. If your car has stability control that is using brakes, they do not care, as long as you pay. You might be extremely dangerous driver if stability control has to work...
And of course, you gonna have 4 points against your license. (in relative, but 3x the same offense = you lose your license).

If they would really want to improve safety, they would improve those "high collision risk" intersections and other areas. Problem is, to be able to do that they need lots of money instead of getting it.

My advice : STOP that traffic-camera-madness if you still can...

They also do things like this (make sure to look at the pic at the very bottom of the page as well):

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2a.htm

[Irving]

I expect that would also happen here. Unfortunately, the cameras in most locations here are high out of reach and shooting a rifle at one would be dangerous and stupid.

Perhaps a sling shot or pellet gun though....

[Hannu]

Northern Finland : Speed camera vs. ~1.5 lbs of cyclonite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epPls1dyqy8

[rondog]

Welcome to Big Brother's socialism. I hope Americans will only take so much of that shit before we revolt against the bastards. Europeans can't SHOOT the damn cameras because they don't have any GUNS. I liked that explosion though! [ROFL1]

[ToliXD]

Guess I will have to be even more aware of my surroundings when in "The Springs" now.

[theGinsue]

Info obtained from the CSPD Police Blotter:

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) would like to introduce a strategy focused on increasing traffic safety in Colorado Springs. City Council gave preliminary approval for an ordinance today that will allow for the use of photo enforcement in Colorado Springs. If the vote is upheld in the second reading on June 22 the CSPD will begin its partnership with American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS). In an effort to keep the community informed the CSPD wants the public to know they can expect construction at intersections to begin in August and end in mid September. The issuance of red light violation warnings will begin in mid September and the issuance of citations will not begin until mid October. We expect that the construction will have little to no affect on traffic during the construction period. We will partner with ATS in an attempt to reduce the occurrence of red light violations at intersections with high vehicle crash rates. This program is designed to focus on improving safety for motorist, pedestrians and bicyclists in intersections.

Last year the City Council directed CSPD to look into the use of photo enforcement as an accident reduction strategy. We reviewed several programs offered by companies and selected ATS as they have the most comprehensive program encompassing the most state of the art technology.

Red light running is a contributing factor to property damage crashes and several injury and fatal crashes. These crashes are completely avoidable. CSPD has done a good job enforcing red light violations, but it involves having officers deployed to various intersections and they monitor the intersections until a violation occurs. In recent years, CSPD has worked to maintain effective enforcement while efficiently utilizing decreasing resources. The photo enforcement program will allow us to free up officers to serve the needs of our community while monitoring dangerous intersections and uniformly enforcing traffic laws. The photo enforcement program will be a force multiplier and will allow us to keep an eye on several intersections, but will only require one officer to review violation video footage and issue citations.

A picture of the driver and the vehicle license plate will be taken when a red light violation occurs but it also will take a twelve (12) second video of the violation; six (6) seconds before the violation occurs and six (6) seconds after the violation occurs. A CSPD officer reviews all violations. Using ATS¡¦ violation processing application, the officer will watch the video of a vehicle running the red light and will view the photos showing the light illuminated red both before and after the vehicle enters the intersection. If that officer determines the vehicle ran the red light, the officer verifies that the license plate matches the vehicle and all information is correct before issuing the citation. If the vehicle owner who receives the ticket wasn¡¦t driving the car, they will have an opportunity to dispute the ticket in court.

We submitted several intersections that had a high number of side impact crashes to ATS for review before selecting four intersections where the equipment will be installed. The four intersections selected for this program had a high number of side impact crashes and a high number of straight through red light violations. Straight through violation are usually at higher speeds and can attribute to a very significant crash that most likely will result in serious injury and even death. The four intersections selected are:
Northbound Nevada Avenue at Bijou Street
„X 52 straight violations in a 12 hour study
„X In a three year period there were 18 front to side crashes in this intersection
Eastbound Barnes Road at Oro Blanco Drive
„X 19 straight violations and 315 right turn on red violations in a 12 hour study
„X In a three year period there were 16 front to side crashes in this intersection
Westbound Platte Avenue at Murray Blvd.
„X 15 straight violations and 335 right turn on red violations in an 8 hour study
„X In a three year period there were 15 front to side crashes in this intersection
Westbound Platte Avenue at Circle Drive
„X 16 straight violations and 130 right turn on red violations in an 8 hour study
„X In a three year period there were 15 front to side crashes in this intersection

Photo enforcement is used in other Colorado cities and has proven to successfully reduce accidents where the equipment is installed. In Cherry Hills Village, CO 2007 was the last full year without photo enforcement and there were 55 total accidents in the intersection selected. In 2008 photo enforcement was in place for four months and there were 34 total accidents showing a 38% decrease. In 2009, first full year with photo enforcement, there were only 17 total accidents showing a 69% decrease from 2007.

Our goal is to reduce the number of red-light runners, thus decreasing the number of violations and their potential for crashes and injuries on our roadways. Violators will fund this intersection safety program in full and no tax dollars will be used. The city expects any revenue generated by the program to decrease as drivers improve their driving habits and compliance with the law increases.

The penalty for photo enforcement is regulated by the State of Colorado and fines are set at $75 for red light violations and $40 for speeding violations ($80 in school and construction zones) and no points will be assessed against their driver¡¦s license. This is significantly less penalizing than if a driver received the citation from an officer at the time of the violation; that fine would be $150 and four (4) points would be assessed against their driver¡¦s license at the time of conviction for a red light violation. Speeding violations issued by officers are generally $10 per mile per hour over the posted limit ($20 per mile per hour over the posted limit in school and construction zones) and the points assessed vary according to the speed involved. The intent of the program is to increase safety in our intersections and ultimately save lives. Individuals that receive a citation will have an option to pay the fine or dispute the citation in court

I have included a video montage of red light running throughout the nation. This dramatic footage illustrates danger associated with negligent driving behavior. We want motorists in Colorado Springs to be safe and stop on red.

As this program progresses, the press can expect many more news releases that will keep the community informed during every step of the process. Additionally, information on the program will be posted and updated on a photo enforcement dedicated web page at www.springsgov.com/FocusOnSafety.