This isn’t about safety. This is about generating revenue for the city and whomever’s buddy will get the contract for these cameras.
http://www.motorists.org/photoenforce/home/aaa-michigan-study/
^ Short article about AAA study indicating red light cameras are unnecessary.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100301844_pf.html
^ Washington Post article regarding the ineffectiveness of red light cameras in DC