Each one of the 31 red-light cameras in the City of Rochester is supposed to have an accompanying sign posted nearby, warning motorists of the presence of the cameras. But at a meeting yesterday, City Council members Adam McFadden and Elaine Spaull said they’ve noticed red-light intersections without signs. “We were told they all would have signs,” McFadden said. | City spokesperson Gary Walker says all the red-light intersections did have signs at one time, but some may have gone missing or become obscured by foliage. He says that a city engineering team is checking every location and that missing signs would be quickly replaced. | At the same meeting, Council members questioned Mayor Tom Richards about the recent scandal that caused the City of Chicago to drop Redflex as its red-light camera vendor; Rochester uses Redflex, too. | According to the Chicago Tribune, Redflex “gave thousands of dollars in free trips to the former city official” who oversaw the program. | Richards said it appears that only a few people were involved in the scandal, and that it shouldn’t affect the company as a whole. | “We’ll stay close to it,” Richards said.
This article appears in Feb 13-19, 2013.
Why do we have to waste tax dollars on special warning signs at interesections with red light cameras? Stopping is required by law at ALL red lights and at all STOP signs. Those too ignorant or too arrogant to stop don’t deserve a second warning sign, they deserve a fat fine !