Carrollwood-Area Intersection Sees Sharp Drop in Red Light Runners
The intersection of Waters Avenue and North Dale Mabry Highway had a 61.9 percent decrease in red light citations in 2011, the largest drop among six Hillsborough County intersections with traffic cameras.
The intersection of Waters Avenue and North Dale Mabry Highway saw a dramatic drop in the number of red light runners in 2011, according to traffic camera records. Once notorious for traffic violations, the Carrollwood-area intersection had a 61.9 percent decrease in citations last year, the biggest decline among the six major Hillsborough County intersections equipped with red light cameras. There were 2,759 citations at Waters and Dale Mabry in 2011, compared with more than 7,000 in 2010. Overall, citations at the six intersections fell by 7.8 percent, Brandon Patch reports. Motorists caught running a red light pay a $158 fine. Of that, $75 goes to the county or city where the violation occurred with the remainder going to the state. The…
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6:18 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
The difference is "St Pete Driver" is that less than 2% of of the counties citations were for right on red unlike Temple Terrace. Check the facts! more ›