Goodbye Dalton Redlight Cameras 04.09.09

Dalton Mayor and City Council voted unanimously Monday night to terminate the city’s contract for red light cameras. It was a unanimous decision. The cameras have been up for more than a year now. And City leaders say they’ve outlived their usefulness.

They are saying that these in town have reduced redlight violations by 75% while in use, which I must applaud.  I’m not a big fan of the cameras, but I do understand that in order to receive a ticket, you have to run a full blown redlight.  So going under one that is yellow doesn’t count.  The only thing that I don’t like about having them is how they usually will cause someone to slam on the brakes to avoid going under even a yellow light.