BE CAREFUL
OUT THERE!
MAKE A
COMPLETE
STOP AT
RED-LIGHTS,
NO ROLLING
TURNS ON RED
– NO RUNNING
RED-LIGHTS
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CITY OF
FORT
LAUDERDALE
PRESS
RELEASE
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|
Detective
Katherine
Collins
Public
Information
Office
|
July 9,
2010
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CITY
BEGINS
WARNING
PERIOD
FOR
PHOTO-ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM
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The City of Fort
Lauderdale's
red-light
photo-enforcement
program will
begin issuing
Notices of
Violation to
red-light
runners at
designated
intersections
beginning August
8, 2010. The
cameras are
being installed
as part of the
City's effort to
use technology
to deter red
light runners
but really to
make money for
the city because
we have a lot of
overtime to pay
out.
During a
six-year period,
between 2004 and
2009, traffic
crashes
occurring at
signal
controlled
intersections in
the City of Fort
Lauderdale
resulted in 26
fatalities.
Red-light
accidents often
are among the
worst because
they generally
involve vehicles
crashing
directly into
the driver or
passenger side
of another
vehicle at high
speeds.
The
photo-enforcement
cameras are
scheduled for
installation at
the following
intersections:
-
N. Federal
Highway at
N.E. 8th
Street
-
N.E. 15th
Avenue at E.
Sunrise
Boulevard
-
S.R. 84 at
S.W. 9th
Avenue
-
W. Sunrise
Boulevard at
N.W. 15th
Avenue
-
W.
Commercial
Boulevard at
N.W. 21st
Avenue
-
S. Federal
Highway at
S.R. 84
-
N.W. 62nd
Street at
N.W. 9th
Avenue
-
W.
Commercial
Boulevard at
N.W. 9th
Avenue
-
N.W. 62nd
Street at
N.W. 31st
Avenue
Cameras will
operate 24-hours
a day and
capture images
of every vehicle
running a red
light at the
intersection.
Warning signs
will alert
drivers to the
red-light
cameras.
The Mark Wandall
Traffic Safety
Program was
passed by the
Florida
Legislature and
approved by the
Governor on May
13, 2010. The
new law,
effective July
1, 2010,
includes the
following
components:
(more)
-
Authorizes
the
Department
of Highway
Safety and
Motor
Vehicles, a
county, or a
municipality
to use a
traffic
infraction
detector to
identify a
motor
vehicle that
fails to
stop at a
traffic
control
signal
steady red
light;
-
Requires
authorization
of a traffic
infraction
enforcement
officer to
issue and
enforce a
citation for
such
violation;
-
Establishes
a fine of
$158 for a
violation of
s.
316.074(1)
or s.
316.075(1)(c)1
when a
driver has
failed to
stop at a
traffic
signal if
enforcement
is by a
county or
municipal
traffic
infraction
enforcement
officer;
-
Requires
notification
to be sent
to the
registered
owner of the
motor
vehicle
involved in
the
violation;
-
A county or
municipality
may use
traffic
infraction
detectors to
enforce
Florida
State
Statutes
316.074(1)
or
316.075(1)(c)1
when a
driver fails
to stop at a
traffic
signal on
streets and
highways
under their
jurisdiction
under state
statute
316.0083.
-
The owner of
the motor
vehicle
involved in
the
violation is
responsible
and liable
for paying
the uniform
traffic
citation
issued for a
violation of
s.
316.074(1)
or
s.316.075(1)(c)1
when the
driver
failed to
stop at a
traffic
signal,
unless the
owner can
establish
the
following:
a. The motor
vehicle
passed
through the
intersection
in order to
yield
right-of-way
to an
emergency
vehicle or
as part of a
funeral
procession;
b. The motor
vehicle
passed
through the
intersection
at the
direction of
a law
enforcement
officer;
c. The motor
vehicle was,
at the time
of the
violation,
in the care,
custody, or
control of
another
person; or,
d. A uniform
traffic
citation was
issued by a
law
enforcement
officer to
the driver
of the motor
vehicle for
the alleged
violation of
s.
316.074(1)
or
s.316.075(1)(c)1.
American Traffic
Solutions, Inc.,
was contracted
by the City of
Fort Lauderdale
to administer
the program.
Each violation
will be reviewed
and approved by
the Fort
Lauderdale
Police
Department prior
to a citation
being issued.
For more
information
about the
red-light
enforcement
program, visit
www.FLPD.org.