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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Red light cameras coming to Hamilton
City officials are entering contract negotiations with Redflex Traffic Systems to install red light cameras at various city intersections. The Scottsdale, Ariz. firm will be conducting a traffic study at 11 relatively dangerous intersections in the city. City Council will have a final say on whether or not to go forward with the cameras. Such systems have proven to reduce crashes, but there have been legal challenges in Ohio focused on their implementation and if they violate the state constitution by making traffic violations a civil matter and not criminal. Girard, a town near Youngstown, was ordered to stop using traffic enforcement cameras after a judge ruled that the program was unconstitutional. Another legal battle out of Toledo raised the issue that no police officer was present to witness the traffic violation. Below is the list of city intersections that are being considered where cameras could be installed.
