More than 7,000 drivers were cited for running red lights in Temple Terrace since the city installed new cameras in mid October, but a third of the tickets were tossed by the city, tampabays10.com reports.
Tammy Jackson has gotten three citations for running a red light at Bullard Parkway and 56th Street and is irate because she says she stopped at the light before making a turn. Her ticket shows her brake lights on before she went through the intersection, but a video shows she didn't come to a complete stop.
The new cameras are just a way for the city to generate revenue, Jackson contends.The city gets 60 percent of the money from citations, while the company that owns the cameras gets the rest. The city says it's about safety, not money.
Since the cameras were installed on Oct. 16, the city has sent out 4,787 citations at $100 each. At the current rate, the city would make $2.4-million dollars in the first year of operation.
The Hillsborough County Commission voted in March to begin installing the cameras on county roads. Port Richey installed its first red light cameras in March. Brooksville voted in April to install them.
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