By EDITORIAL THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

June 02, 2008 12:02 am

PUEBLO CITY Council has approved a plan to install cameras at select intersections where red-light runners cause an inordinate number of traffic crashes.

The city will contract with a private firm, American Traffic Solutions, to install and operate the cameras. The cameras will be motion-sensitive to vehicles that enter an intersection after the traffic signal turns red, so drivers who come to a full stop and then make a legal turn should not be cited.

Tickets will be sent to the registered owners of vehicles running the stoplights. The fine is $75. Intersections being monitored will be posted with warning signs.

The city will pay the company a monthly fee of between $5,000 and $5,600. City officials anticipate the program will be self-sustaining through the fines.

There are seven intersections that are top contenders for the program:

*U.S. 50 and Elizabeth.

*Northern and Prairie.

*Pueblo Boulevard and Northern.

* Colorado 47 and Dillon Drive.

* 29th and Elizabeth.

* Eighth and Hudson.

*U.S. 50 and Fortino Boulevard.

Red-light runners are a real problem, and if the cameras can stop the practice, so much the better. Remember, there’s one simple way not to get caught: Obey the law.

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