Statesman Journal--
city officials have finalized the deal with Redflex traffic systems Scottsdale, Arizona company which is hired to install cameras at two Salem intersections, Commercial and Marion streets NE and Mission and 25th streets SE.
Salem has agreed to pay the company a flat fee of $16,590 per month for a least one year, with the option to renew or nine years. Typically, the company charges cities on a per ticket basis.
Rusty Morris of the Salem police traffic unit stated that amounts to nearly $200,000 per year.
The system works by a sensor that is activated when the traffic signal turns red. If a vehicle passes over the sensor after the light is red, e.g. running the red light, a video is taken to try and capture the video's license plate number.
The Police Department will then review the video of each potential violation, and a ticket for $237 will be mailed to the registered owner.
The project now is awaiting permit approval from the Oregon Department of Transportation, as both intersections are located on state highways.
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1 comment:
I thought tickets were given to drivers, not cars.
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