The future of red-light cameras in Orange County is looking dim, with one more city shutting off its cameras and another considering it. Santa Ana ended the program June 19, leaving Garden Grove and Los Alamitos as the only remaining cities with the red-light cameras.
But Garden Grove officials this month decided to look at whether the cameras are an effective way to reduce traffic accidents. The city started using red-light cameras in Legislative changes hurt the sustainability of red-light cameras in the city, too, the report said. Garden Grove was the first Orange County city with red-light cameras in By , seven cities in the county had them.
Supporters said they reduce accidents. But a number of cities, including Huntington Beach and Laguna Woods, have dropped them after complaints that the red-light camera program was too Big Brother, a cash cow or actually encouraged vehicles to stop too abruptly, prompting rear-end collisions.
Los Alamitos Operations Commander Capt. Bruce McAlpine said he wants to continue the program. He points to the Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard intersection as an example of how the cameras are beneficial. By Chris Haire chaire scng. More in Politics.
