HighwayRobbery.net:  Candor by Officials on the RLC scam

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CANDOR BY OFFICIALS

Riverside:  "Upon review CalTrans has determined that the accident rates do not warrant the camera systems at any of the five CalTrans locations and has requested their removal."  Riverside Director of Public Works/City Engineer Thomas J. Boyd, in report http://www.highwayrobbery.net/TrcDocsRivers2012JuneStaffRepCloseProg.pdf prepared for Public Safety Committee meeting of 6-18-12, page 2-3.

More from Riverside:  "It’s impossible to attribute causality to one thing. I don’t know whether and to what degree the red light cameras have contributed to a reduction in traffic crashes."  Chief of Police Sergio Diaz.
Source:  7-14-12 Press Enterprise interview http://blog.pe.com/riverside/2012/07/14/police-chief-on-red-light-cameras-data-not-conclusive/

Emeryville:  "Staff also analyzed the number of accidents for the same seven year period and found that the red light cameras did not significantly impact the number of accidents."  "Finance has estimated that elimination of the program would result in a $200,000 per year savings to the City."  Chief of Police Ken James, in reports submitted for 5-15-12 city council meeting.  Agenda, council meeting of 5-15-12.

San Bernardino:  "It was the consensus of the Council that the City has lost business because of the red light cameras and they're not making the City any safer."  Minutes of council meeting of 1-24-11 http://web01.emeryville.org/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=87&doctype=agenda. 

El Monte:  "A comparison of traffic collisions at Redflex monitored intersections vs. non-Redflex monitored intersections revealed that there is no statistical difference in the number of traffic collisions because of Redflex monitoring."   Chief of Police Ken Weldon, in memo presented at 10-21-08 council meeting.

More from El Monte:  "We're spending a lot of staff time on this just to gain $2000 a month." "It doesn't reduce accidents -- that's what our studies and results have come back."  City Manager James W. Mussenden
Source:  http://thenewspaper.com/news/25/2574.asp

Upland:  "The system appears to have little influence on the number of red light related collisions at monitored intersections.  At times, rear end collisions have actually increased."  Chief Steve Adams,  in memo presented at 3-9-09 council meeting.
Source:  http://highwayrobbery.net/TrcDocsUplandStaffReport2009Mar9.pdf

Whittier:  "Initially, the red-light program did change behaviors because it did lessen the number of red-light violations but over the long term it didn't appear to lessen the number of injury accidents."  Assistant City Manager Nancy Mendez.
Source: 12-6-10 Whittier Daily News http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_16794279

Loma Linda:  "I believe these red light cameras are ways for city governments to legally extort money from their citizens."  "The month after we lengthened the yellow light by one second, the number of violations that we have seen dropped by 90 percent."  Mayor Rhodes Rigsby, M.D.
Source: KABC - TV, 12-3-10, http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=7824510

Gardena:  "Our research in Gardena has revealed there is no significant traffic safety impact as a result of the use of the red light cameras. At almost every intersection where we have cameras, collisions have remained the same, decreased very slightly, or increased depending on the intersection you examine. When combining the statistics of all the intersections, the overall consensus is that there is not a noticeable safety enhancement to the public."  Chief of Police Edward Medrano, in memo presented at 2-9-10 council meeting.  http://highwayrobbery.net/TrcDocsGardenaContr2010staffRepFull.pdf

Bell Gardens:  "To date, 95% of the funds collected from verifiable violations have been paid to RedFlex Traffic Systems for operating the cameras.  The remaining 5% of funds collected have been utilized to partially offset costs of personnel to manage the system.  The red light camera program has contributed to a moderate decrease in the overall number of accidents; however, no change in the overall number of injury accidents. Furthermore, the police department has recognized unanticipated personnel costs to manage the program.  Based on this analysis, the red light camera program is not significant enough of a community safety benefit to justify the continuation of the program beyond the existing three (3) year agreement term that expires on March 29, 2012."  Staff report presented at 9-26-11 council meeting.  http://www.bellgardens.org/pdf/agendas/council/9_22_2011110312.pdf

Hayward:  "In response to Council Member Zermeño's question for reasons why cities chose to drop out of the Red Light Camera program... City Manager David commented that another reason was the lack of strong evidence in the industry that red light cameras were effective in reducing collisions."  Minutes, 10-11-11 council meeting.  http://highwayrobbery.net/TrcDocsHaywardStaffRep2011Oct11mins.pdf

The Superior Court:  "Are we doing right by the public?"  "It's questionable whether the trade-offs are appropriate." "There's a balance there, and I don't think we have found it."  CEO John Fitton, San Mateo Superior Courts, on 11-13-09.
Source:  http://highwayrobbery.net/TrcDocsSanMateoCountyArticles2009Nov13CourtExecAngry.txt

More from the San Mateo Superior Court:  "I would advise cities who are contemplating installing red light cameras to move cautiously. I know these systems generate revenue for cities, but safety-wise there are questions about whether the red light cameras reduce accidents."  CEO John Fitton, on 2-16-10.
Source:  KGO-TV, http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=7280823

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