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Posted: 4:10 PM Jul 29, 2008
College Station May Add More Red Light Cameras
More red light cameras could soon be popping up around College Station. Reporter: Meredith StancikEmail Address: stancik@kbtx.com |
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More red light cameras could soon be popping up around College Station.
The city says it has asked the red light camera vendor to survey about 40 possible College Station intersections. City officials say the vendor will likely do that in the fall, once students return to school.
According to the city's website, the next phase of cameras will be installed at intersections along Texas Avenue and State Highway 6. Texas Avenue carries an estimated 52,000 vehicles per day and intersects four other state roadways each carrying an average of 30,000 vehicles daily. These locations were not included in the initial study because Texas Avenue was under construction.
It could be a while before you see a new red light camera in town, after the vendor makes a selection, it must go before the city council, before it's approved.
Right now there are four intersections in College Station with red light cameras.
They are currently installed at the intersections of:
1) Texas Avenue at Walton Drive
2) Harvey Road at Munson Avenue
3) Harvey Road at George Bush Drive East
4) Wellborn Road at George Bush Drive
For more information, click on the link below.
http://www.cstx.gov/home/index.asp?page=2762
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I don't understand how the red light cameras will work. If a ticket is issued based on a photo taken and ownership of the vehicle in question, how do they know who was driving? What if I let someone borrow my car and they run through an intersection with a red light camera? Do I get ticketed for their offense since it's my car in the photo taken?
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Don't run red lights and you nothing to worry about.
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I'm glad you are one of the safe motorcyclists out there. Personally, I can't count the number of times I've seen bikes popping wheelies, driving at excessive speeds and going in and out of traffic to get ahead just b/c they can fit though unbelievably dangerous. But face it. The cameras are not going to help make the streets safer. I was in traffic last night waiting at a red light when the person driving in the next lane saw me inch up to the crosswalk line, apparently they thought I was easing up to go when the light was in fact still red and they went right through the red light ALONG WITH the car behind them following aimlessly, crossing a full intersection. It was amazing to me that there was no accident thankfully. A ticket is not going to make the road safer especially since I know that these tickets, if unpaid, do not go on your record. They only get sent to your credit report for nonpayment. Driver education and frequent road testing is probably a better alternative.
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