# Get ready for red light cameras in Buffalo

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [June 18, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-ready-for-red-light-cameras-in-buffalo/50219 "2008-06-18T13:16:39Z")
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#### Post date: [June 19, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-ready-for-red-light-cameras-in-buffalo/50219/70 "2008-06-19T11:09:23Z")

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> “It’s no different than having a police officer sitting at a corner,” Penksa argued.

The basis of my concern. A physical cop sitting there versus a camera is a HUGE difference.

> place cameras at 50 high-volume intersections

Again… where? Are they going to reduce patrols at these intersections and areas since they have cameras now?

> The latest figures show that 30 percent of traffic and pedestrian accidents happen at intersections with signal lights.

How is a camera taking a picture of a red light runner going to help this? Of this 30% of accidents, how many of these are related to people running the red light?

Lastly, they keep saying 3 million dollars in revenue… how did they get this number? Are they counting cars go through and saying “well if we wrote them a ticket, we could make some money”?

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