Close to a half-million New Jersey motorists who have been ticketed due to red light cameras could be eligible for a partial refund under the terms of a class-action settlement announced Friday.
In its new report on the effect of red light cameras in New Jersey, the state Department of Transportation concluded it is too early to tell if the program is increasing safety on the roads. A strong opponent of the cameras had a different reaction to the report.
The reinstatement of New Jersey's red-light camera pilot program doesn't faze the state senator who's trying to ban them altogether.
The program aims to determine the viability of cameras at collision-prone intersections to reduce the number of drivers ignoring red signals, in the interest of safety
