City Council Exempts Red Light Camera Contract From Boycott
The city will continue to contract with American Traffic Solutions, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. City Council members voted to exempt the contract from the boycott because of concerns about safety. One councilmember pointed out that there have been no deaths at camera-monitored intersections.
Others, however, noted that about half of the monitored intersections did not see a decrease in accidents. Some also expressed concerns about the cost of the program.
One councilmember worried about the response from the public and the media if the city severed the contract and someone was killed at an intersection that had previously been monitored by cameras. But it seems like this might have been a no-win situation for the council, since members of the public have said that passing the exemption makes the council seem “spineless” and hypocritical.