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Ready, Get set, Gainesville gives Red-Light Cameras the Go-ahead - Gainesville Accident Attorney Explains.


Posted on Jun 02, 2011

Gainesville is set to install controversial red-light cameras by summer or fall of 2011 to catch red-light runners in the act, ticketing a car's owner $158.

 

The City Commission continues negotiations with Gatso USA, a Massachusetts-based company, responsible for installation of red-light cameras in Daytona Beach, Fla., and internationally in 60 countries.

 

Reportedly, Gatso USA charged Daytona approximately $4,600 per camera, plus the cost of monthly monitoring.  However, Daytona reportedly anticipates earning about $1 million per year in revenue from the cameras.

 

Gainesville is scheduled to install cameras at a half-dozen crash-prone, congested intersections.  During a three-year period, Gainesville's busiest intersection, Archer Road and 34th Street, had 157 crashes. 


Gainesville hopes to make intersections safer, cutting down on red-light running, which is often associated with drunk driving, fleeing the police, and poor intersection engineering.
 

Red-light cameras remain legal, since this Florida Legislature declined to repeal the 2010 law, authorizing their use.  Be aware that no points will be assessed for a red-light camera violation.

 
For more information:

Gainesville Accident Attorney Gives Advice on How to Avoid a Red-Light Camera Ticket: follow the signals.


Do Red-light Cameras Reduce Traffic Fatalities?  Gainesville Accident Attorney Answers.


The Great Red-Light Camera Debate - Gainesville Accident Attorney Helps Explain.

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