Here it is, your top moment of 2011 in the War On Driving. This takes us back to July 27th, when L.A. City Council voted unanimously to end the city’s red light camera program.
After watching this video, you’ll see why the cameras made intersections more dangerous while costing the city and its motorists millions upon millions of dollars.
Thanks for sticking with us through 2011 and we’ll be back with more content and a new site in 2012!
This citizens group worked tirelessly to research stats about the danger posed to motorists by red light cameras and the increased accidents seen time after time.
Beeber and his group presented evidence to the L.A.P.D. whose commission unanimously voted to remove them. It was then up to City Council to take that recommendation.
After several debates, the council did the right thing and voted out American Traffic Solutions and their cash-grab cameras.
The physical camera removal process began yesterday. More on this developing story at SaferStreetsLA.org. [link]
Jay Beeber of Sherman Oaks, CA has been hard at work and it paid off in a big way today when the Los Angeles Police Commission voted to completely dismantle the city’s red light camera program.
Before the vote, Jay and some citizens from various parts of Los Angeles spoke out against the red light scameras:
From Patch.com
The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to get rid of the red light cameras at intersections. This is a major victory for Jay Beeber, a member of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, who has been campaigning against the use of the cameras.
But the matter issue must still be voted upon by the Los Angeles City Council.
Beeber was clearly pleased with the outcome of today’s vote.
“The commissioners decided that the red light cameras at intersections did not make traffic any safer. They also said the millions of dollars spent on the program was not worth the money,” said Beeber, after coming out of this morning’s hearing.
