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Debate goes on over effectiveness of red-light cameras

Officials are still debating how to get Long

Photo credit: Karen Wiles Stabile | Officials are still debating how to get Long Islanders to stop at red lights. (April 10, 2007)

Red-light cameras can make driving safer, but sometimes governments adopting the technology have been more worried about making money than reducing vehicle crashes.

That's the opinion of Roy Lucke, research director at Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety. He has reviewed the sometimes conflicting research on the cameras and his center advises governments on their use. "Where...

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