The city expects to move ahead with a plan to install red light cameras near several intersections, which will thrust this small west Pasco municipality into the statewide debate over use of the traffic control devices. ...more

October 27, 2007

Red-light runners beware: Big Brother may soon be watching you. Port Richey officials are working on a plan to install high-speed surveillance cameras to catch red-light violators at several junctions along a congested section of U.S. 19. ...more

October 11, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Police Chief Phil Williams hopes to prevent future injuries from traffic accidents. Williams wants the town council to consider placing a camera at the Interlake Boulevard and U.S. 27 intersection in an effort to curb red-light violators. The camera would snap a photo of a vehicle's license plate as a driver passes through the busy intersection. A police officer would then decide whether a vehicle owner deserved a citation for ignoring the red light. "I've seen many people hurt real bad at that red light from people running a red light," said Williams. "We have to decide if this is right for Lake Placid. If it will help lessen traffic accidents and some of the injuries like the ones I've seen, then I support it 100 percent." ...more

September 10, 2007