Red-light cameras are now up and running 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 140 locations across B.C.
B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the cameras are intended to make the roads safer.
“It’s about improving safety, and it’s about reducing the number of crashes, which means you’re reducing the number of fatalities, you’re reducing the number of injuries,” he said.
But it’s what’s coming next that might be controversial.
After reviewing the red-light data this fall, an unspecified number of cameras will be upgraded to have the ability to record speed.
Motorists will get tickets for excessive speeding even on a green light. Alleged offenders will be mailed both a photo and a speed recorded by radar.
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Lawyer Paul Doroshenko says as long as there isn’t a police officer there to visually identify who is actually driving, safety isn’t likely to improve.
“If you’re driving your Ferrari through that intersection, are you overly concerned about that ticket that doesn’t show up on your driving record? Really, it’s just the cost of doing business for a lot of people,” he said.
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