Red Light Camera News Redmond, WA of the 9,397 "violations" 8,355 WERE RIGHT TURNS on "less violations". Accidents up by
Redmond, WA of the 9,397 "violations" 8,355 WERE RIGHT TURNS on "less violations". Accidents up by the Way!
Ban the Cams note:
If you go to page 2 of the PDF that we have attached, the BREAKDOWNS are VERY INTERESTING:
Total Number of Violations for March - August 9,397
Number of Right turns on Red Violations March - August: 8,355
ALMOST 90% of the "violations" are RIGHT TURNS ON RED. Some "RLV" problem eh folks! TOTAL SCAM MORE LIKE IT!
Right turns on red crashes are unbelievable RARE according to US Dot, you could go a billion miles before getting in a CRASH doing a rolling stop on a right turn! http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2693.asp
http://kirkland.patch.com/articles/redmond-traffic-cam-violations-down-collisions-up
Redmond Traffic-Cam Violations Down, Collisions Up
The Redmond City Council will begin discussions on whether to renew the pilot program at its Oct. 11 study session.
By Caitlin Moran 12:01pm
New data released Tuesday indicate the number of violations at Redmond's camera-enforced intersections is declining, but the frequency of collisions is also increasing.
According to the new numbers, which were presented at a Redmond City Council public safety committee meeting, the total number of violations declined by 43.7 percent between March and August of this year. Collisions at the three intersections with red-light cameras, meanwhile, increased from 14 in January through August of 2010 to 19 during the same time period this year.
The city's controversial camera enforcement pilot program has been in place since February. It includes red-light cameras eastbound on Redmond Way at 148th Avenue NE, which is just east of the Redmond/Kirkland line on Rose Hill; eastbound and westbound on NE 40th Street at 156th Avenue NE; and westbound on Union Hill Road and northbound on Avondale Road where those two roads intersect. A speed zone camera is also located at Einstein Elementary, 18025 NE 116th St.
Fines for camera-enforced violations are $124.
Part of the decrease in violations that was reported Tuesday can be attributed to a camera malfunction at Redmond Way and 148th Avenue Northeast, where the number of violations declined from 871 in March to 384 in August. The camera malfunctioned in May, June and July but was working properly in August, according to the Redmond Police Department.
The speed camera near Einstein Elementary on Northeast 116th Street was also turned off during the summer months when school was not in session.
Anti-camera activist Scott Harlan says he believes the 43.7-percent reduction in violations has been skewed by both the camera malfunctions and the police department's rate of rejecting potential violations, which increased from a monthly average of 501 rejections between March and June to an average of 551 rejections per month between March and August.
(Ban the Cams note: It turns out to be 38% REJECTION RATE see:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/35/3599.asp)
"While the police department has clearly been fine-tuning its review process for the better, those dramatic changes in the review process skew all of the earlier citation data reported as part of the program," Harlan said in an email he sent to the city council and members of the local media.
Department officials have said previously that officers who review videos of potential violations use the same discretion they apply while on patrol. Police spokesman Jim Bove said that process has not changed since the camera program began, although different people have had the duty of reviewing the videotapes.
“Nothing has changed, but the thing to understand is it’s not always the same person doing it,” Bove said.
City council member Hank Myers, who is also chairman of the public safety committee, said he is pleased the number of rejected violations is increasing.
"I think we're getting a little more sophisticated in determining what a violation is," he said.
Myers also said the violations have brought in approximately $630,000 through August. Much of that money is being used to pay for court costs, however, and the city will not find out how much it will receive until the end of the year.
The city council must decide whether to renew its contract with camera vendor American Traffic Solutions before Dec. 1. Council members are scheduled to begin discussing the matter at an Oct. 11 study session.
The entire report presented at the committee meeting is attached to this story and can also be viewed by clicking here. http://www.redmond.gov/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=57619
Camera-enforced warnings and citations
Avondale Rd / Union Hill Rd Union Hill Rd NE 40th St / 156th Ave NE Redmond Way / 148th Ave NE NE 116th St at Einstein Elementary
February (warning period) 927 528 1,187 158
March 701 570 871 110
April 666 555 941 96
May 644 499 183* 107
June 688 508 20* 79**
July 439 326 190* 0**
August 440 380 384 0**
*The camera at Redmond Way and 148th Ave NE experienced an equipment malfunction during these months that contributed to a decrease in citations.
**The camera at Einstein Elementary was turned off after June 22, when the school year ended.
Source: Redmond Police Department
Ban the Cams note: If you go to Page 2 of the "report" you will DISCOVER THAT or the 9,397 Scamera "violations" 8,355 WERE RIGHT TURNS ON RED!
(on the speeds scamera no mention of when the "violations were happening, like when there were KIDS around or not. IN many cases speed scameras are operated in zones that are extended both in distance and time. See http://stopbigbrothermd.org. They have done more than one report on the School Zone Scam.)
| File | Description |
|---|---|
 Redmond Scamera REPORT 9.27.2011.pdf |
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