State Orders Red Light Cameras Checked
Timing Must Meet State Standards
POSTED: 7:14 p.m. PDT October 22, 2001
UPDATED: 7:29 p.m. PDT October 22, 2001
SACRAMENTO -- California cities that use cameras to catch red-light runners have been ordered to check the timing of yellow lights to make sure they meet state standards.
The order comes from Sacramento, where lawmakers approved a bill requiring cities to confirm that they haven't shortened the yellow lights to generate revenue from red-light cameras.
Governor Gray Davis signed the bill earlier this month.
Nearly a dozen cities in the state use red-light cameras.
In San Diego, the cameras have been shut off temporarily while the city conducts a comprehensive review of the program.
A judge in San Diego threw out nearly 300 red-light camera tickets in September after finding that the city's camera system was unreliable.
Previous Stories:
- October 4, 2001: Motion To Rid City From Red-Light Cases Fails
- September 26, 2001: Poway To Power Up Red-Light Cameras
- September 7, 2001: Second Red-Light Class-Action Lawsuit Filed
- September 6, 2001: More Red-Light Camera Cases Dismissed
- September 5, 2001: Judge: Red-Light Cameras Unreliable
- September 1, 2001: Red-Light Class-Action Lawsuit Filed
- August 21, 2001: Red-Light Camera Defense Files Motion
- August 16, 2001: Judge Rules In Favor Of Red-Light Cameras
- August 14, 2001: Red-Light Camera Ruling Expected Soon
- August 7, 2001: Poway Considers Turning On Red Light Cameras
- July 31, 2001: Red-Light Camera Ruling Delayed
- July 31, 2001: Red-Light Controversy Heads To Washington
- July 25, 2001: Traffic Camera Case Ruling Expected Soon
- July 19, 2001: Arguments Conclude In Traffic Camera Case
- July 15, 2001: Police Crack Down On Red Light Runners
- July 11, 2001: Battle Continues Over Red-Light Cameras
- July 9, 2001: Where Are San Diego's Red Light Cameras?
- July 6, 2001: Testimony Resumes In Traffic Camera Case
- July 3, 2001: Pending Camera Tickets Thrown Out
- June 26, 2001: Study: Traffic Cameras Operate To Make Money
- June 14, 2001: Red Light Cameras Turned Off
- June 12, 2001: San Diegans Sue Maker Of Traffic Cameras
- June 5, 2001: Allegations Against Red Light Cameras Mount
- June 3, 2001: Red Light Camera Ticket Hotline Available
- May 31, 2001: Councilmember: Pull Plug On Red Light Cameras
- May 31, 2001: San Diego To Audit Red Light Photo Cameras
- May 30, 2001: Four Red Light Cameras May Be Inaccurate
- May 5, 2001: Red Light Camera Draws Senator's Ire
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