(Joe Amon, Denver Post file photo) <\/p>\n
City leaders on Tuesday voted to end Littleton's red-light camera program this summer, claiming the system has done little to reduce accidents in the city. <\/p>\n
A study done by the city revealed that while injury accidents decreased slightly at three of the five intersections where the cameras are used, non-injury accidents have actually increased at four of those intersections. <\/p>\n
Littleton's vote comes a week after a House committee in the state legislature approved banning radar and red-light cameras. Ban proponents call the cameras \"cash cows\" for the nine Colorado cities that use them. <\/p>\n
Besides Littleton, the cities include Denver, Fort Collins, Aurora, Boulder, Pueblo, Commerce City, Greenwood Village and Sheridan. <\/p>\n
Littleton reported that the red-light camera system generated \"surplus net revenue\" for the city over the 67,614 citations issued from 2009 to 2014. The system cost Littleton approximately $650,000 annually. <\/p>\n
The police department concluded that the program had a \"positive effect\" on driving behavior due to the fact that violations at four of five intersections has continued to go down each year. But the city says the cameras are no longer necessary to reinforce the good driving behavior. <\/p>\n
The city council voted 7-0 to allow Littleton's contract with American Traffic Solutions to expire on July 31. <\/p>\n
John Aguilar: 303-954-1695, jaguilar@denverpost.com<\/a> or twitter.com\/abuvthefold <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Littleton to end red-light camera program this summer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Joe Amon, Denver Post file photo) City leaders on Tuesday voted to end Littleton's red-light camera program this summer, claiming the system has done little to reduce accidents in the city. Continue reading