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Relocation of red light cameras

1:00:59

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Council Member Brooks-Powers asks about the potential relocation of red light cameras to increase the number of violations issued. DOT officials clarify that existing red light cameras are fixed and not moved, but new ones might be movable in the future.

  • Existing red light cameras are fixed and not relocated
  • New cameras may potentially be movable in the future
  • DOT emphasizes that maximizing revenue is not the target for camera placement
  • Camera locations are determined based on crash and speeding data
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:00:59
Okay.
1:01:00
Our cameras occasionally move to different locations with the aim of increasing the number of violations issued?
1:01:07
Like are you moving them around that way?
1:01:11
Yes.
1:01:18
The newer ones are gonna
Ydanis Rodriguez
1:01:09
Are you referring to the red light camera?
Paul Ochoa
1:01:12
The our red light cameras are fixed, so those are not being moved.
1:01:17
The new ones
1:01:18
be new ones hopefully will be moved but the maximizing revenue is not the target.
1:01:23
It is about where the data is showing more crashes and more speeding.
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