Lawmakers Take a Look at Red-Light Traffic Cameras

Abstract

"There's no question whatsoever that these cameras cut fatalities by 60 to 70 percent," [Ron Reagan] said. "But, more importantly, they make people more conscious, more aware, that they simply must stop on the red light."

"They are horribly un-American," [Bret Lusskin] said. "The idea of having a government surveillance camera on every street corner is as Orwellian as you get. If we don't stop them, they will be everywhere."

"We are a multitasking society and we just don't know how to slow down anymore," she said. "The cameras are really important."