Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about red light cameras

A crowd of people hold candles at a vigil

Streetsblog in the Denver Post: To Save Lives, Denver Must Commit to More Red-Light Cameras

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 16, 2019 | No Comments

If Denver is serious about reducing the number of people who need to be remembered at candlelight vigils, we need bold action on street safety. We need more red-light cameras.

A red light camera in Springfield, Ohio. Photo: Wikimedia commons.

Fact Check: Colo. Rep. Wants to Ban Red Light Cameras, Justifies Position With False Info

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 20, 2019 | 249 Comments

State Rep. Jovan Melton (D-Aurora) wants to ban red light cameras in all of Colorado. But his reckless position would cause more wrecks that would hurt and kill people — and the legislator doesn’t have his facts straight. In a recent interview with Denver7 he falsely claimed that the cameras do not cut injuries and fatalities.

Representative Stephen Humphrey, left, and Senator Tim Neville.

Lawmakers Block Bid by Stephen Humphrey, Tim Neville to Make Colorado Streets Deadlier

By David Sachs | Feb 15, 2018 | 7 Comments

Common sense prevails over attempt to outlaw speed cameras and red light cameras.

Will Denver Save Lives By Expanding Its Tiny Red Light Camera Program?

By David Sachs | Sep 14, 2016 | 2 Comments

The City Council voted Monday to continue and possibly expand the Denver Police Department’s electronic traffic enforcement program over the next five years. The 10-1 vote with one abstention approved a $6.6 million contract with the operator of the cameras. Red light cameras save lives. A study of dozens of American cities conducted by the Insurance Institute for […]

Councilman Kevin Flynn Votes Against Denver’s Red Light Camera Program

By David Sachs | Sep 1, 2016 | 28 Comments

Despite marked reductions in red light running and crashes since Denver PD began enforcing the law with unmanned cameras in 2008, City Councilman Kevin Flynn isn’t ready to commit to the program long-term. He voted against a new contract with Xerox, the contractor Denver PD uses for the program, at a committee meeting on safety […]

Aurora Sentinel Wants to Ban Technology That Saves Lives

By David Sachs | Apr 15, 2016 | 1 Comment

A bizarre thing happens whenever local and state governments debate the merits of electronic traffic enforcement: People who break the law get cast as victims. The Aurora Sentinel editorial board is the latest local publication to sympathize with red light runners and forget about the people they harm. Yesterday the Sentinel threw its full weight behind a local […]