Company Holds Cities Accountable For Lost Revenue After Voters Kick Red Light Cameras To The Curb

Red light cameras are no longer issuing tickets to motorists in America's fourth-largest city. The Houston, Texas city council on Monday canvassed the results of the November 2 vote and ordered the cameras unplugged. In the nearby city of Baytown, red light cameras will be disabled at midnight on November 26.

"The voting public has spoken," Houston City Attorney David M. Feldman wrote Monday in a letter to Jim Tuton, CEO of the camera contractor American Traffic Solutions (ATS). "Houston must follow the mandate of the electorate. Houston hereby terminates its contract with ATS. This termination is effective immediately. ATS is required to turn off all red light cameras installed and/or monitored by reason of the contract and ATS is to do so immediately."

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thstone - 11/17/2010 4:22:25 PM

+2 Boost

Its long been time to kick this kind of revenue enhancement to the curb.

MorePower - 11/18/2010 12:35:23 AM

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I'm glad to see these things gone, though there are still a few left in the greater Los Angeles area.

The only thing that worries me is what companies are designing to replace them. Just like the movies, there will be more "robo-cops".

uaw_lax - 11/18/2010 11:40:04 AM

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And just like a trip to the movies it will be a rip off to the consumer have you seen the price of movie popcorn recently?