More red light cameras coming to Philadelphia

    More intersections in Philadelphia will soon be covered by red-light cameras. The goal is to cut down on a Philadelphia tradition.

    More intersections in Philadelphia will soon be covered by red-light cameras. The goal is to cut down on a Philadelphia tradition.

    In many places in Philadelphia, running the red light is commonplace. Now three more intersections will be covered by cameras to catch red-light runners. Chris Vogler is head of red-light enforcement for the Philadelphia Parking Authority. He says the intersections all are known as high accident areas because of red light running.

    “These three intersections average a high number of red light runing a day,” Vogler said. “At Henry Avgenue and Walnut Lane and Aramingo and Castor average the 100 vehicle mark, Rising Sun and Adams is higher than that it’s close to 150.”

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    After construction is complete, there will be a 60 day test period, where only warnings will be issued . There are 70 cameras protecting 15 intersections so far, and Vogler says about 100 thousand violations were issued last year.

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