14 red light cameras going up in Tempe’s busiest intersections
The city of Tempe is promoting road safety by installing red light cameras at some of the busiest major intersections.
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PHOENIX — The city of Tempe is promoting road safety by installing red light cameras at some of its busiest major intersections.
The cameras will start issuing citations to drivers who speed and run red lights on June 5, according to the city of Tempe.
“The data shows that these cameras effectively reduce crashes and serious injuries worldwide,” Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said in an announcement. “Tempe residents deserve to feel safe on our roads, whether they walk, drive or bike to get where they need to go, and this program will help ensure that they can do so safely.”
The red light cameras will be installed at 14 intersections throughout Tempe, along with four mobile camera units.
Where will Tempe red light cameras be installed?
City officials used various criteria to decide where to install the red light cameras. One factor they took into account was which intersections had at least three serious or fatal crashes between 2018 and 2022.
- Baseline and Rural roads
- Baseline Road and Mill Avenue
- Southern and Mill avenues
- Warner Road and McClintock Drive
- Guadalupe Road and McClintock Drive
- University and McClintock drives
- Broadway Road and McClintock Drive
- Broadway and Rural roads
- Elliot and Rural roads
- Elliot and Kyrene roads
- University and Priest drives
- Curry and Scottsdale roads
- Rio Salado Parkway and Rural/Scottsdale Road
- 48th Street and Broadway Road
These intersections also had the highest crash rates and the greatest disparity between posted and actual speed limits.
Details on Tempe red light camera enforcement
There will be a 30-day warning period starting May 7. After that, citations will be issued for all violations. Drivers who are speeding or running red lights will receive a $250 fine.
If a red light is run while speeding, the driver receives a second citation. An official with the Tempe Police Department will verify each violation before a complaint is filed.
Red light cameras can reduce crashes by more than 50%, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
A study commissioned by the city of Scottsdale found that speed-related crashes were reduced by 65% at intersections with cameras and an overall crash reduction of 23%.
The city is partnering up with Mesa-based Verra Mobility to implement Tempe’s Vision Zero initiative, which is a program focused on reducing fatal and serious crashes in Tempe.
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7 Comments
ChaCHING!
Let the rear-end ‘accidents’ begin.
How much enthusiasm would our public masters in Tempe have if the city did not receive a cut of the booty?
Are we going to have mandatory-minimum duration yellow lights now as well.
And what speed is the wiggle room for this great financial opportunity?
Good!! Speeding is a major issue around here, especially because most police agencies employ fewer cops than they're budgeted for... which is common nationwide. Thus, speed enforcement is pretty rare, at both the state and local level. We need all the help we can get to slow down drivers and discourage them from running red lights.
For those who may claim that the legislature outlawed photo radar and/or red light cameras... that prohibition only applies to state and federal highways patrolled by DPS, NOT to local streets.
And for those who object to a government agency using speed and/or red light cameras as a revenue source, I'm good with that as well. Why not use scofflaws as a source of money? (Even if the government agency splits the profits with the company that operates the cameras.) Traffic safety should come first, and if that results in profits, I don't have a problem with it.
This is a money grab. If avoiding getting seriously hurt in a car accident or getting a ticket or losing a license isn't enough incentive to drive safely, speed traps aren't going to help enough. It is one more distracting worry for a driver to have.
What I want to know is where are the 4 mobile cameras located at? The one I see near where I live on Priest south of Broadway is bolted to the ground and has been there for about 2 weeks. In other words it's not like they're going to move this big chunk of metal on a daily or hourly basis. Where are they so we can avoid these danger zones or drive more carefully - if this isn't a money grab? Where can we stay on top of this info. - if this is not a money grab. Which it is.
What can we do to get rid of these cameras and not re-elect the politicians who supported this money grab?