What's Up With That? Red Light Cameras

Today, we're continuing a weekly feature called, "What's Up With That?" The concept: We'll pose a question and do our best to answer it every Tuesday.

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In today's post, we'll explain what's up with the traffic cameras at the intersection of Waters Avenue and North Dale Mabry Highway.

Here goes:

Hillsborough County joined municipalities like Temple Terrace when the county began its red light program in 2009. American Traffic Solutions installed 10 cameras at six intersections - only one of which is in Carrollwood.

When a vehicle runs the light, a picture is taken of the license plate and the vehicle. Law enforcement officials review the tape to determine if the driver should be fined.

The fine is $158. Of that, $75 goes to the state's general revenue fund, $70 goes to Hillsborough County and the rest to the state insurance and spinal cord injury funds. So far, the county has caught thousands of drivers and netted over a million dollars in revenue from the camera system.

Don't think you ran the light? Ask for a court date and go before a judge. Then, the fine becomes a uniform traffic citation.

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