Study: Speeding increased after cameras disabled
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) – A study has found that the number of speeding motorists increased immediately following a decision to disable traffic cameras in Oak Ridge.
The study by Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. was done at the city’s request after officials decided not to renew a contract making use of the cameras.
The cameras were disabled on April 21, but the company allowed the sensors and computers to remain operational.
Redflex spokesman Lee Buckels told The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1ydSJ0v) that the company compared traffic statistics from the three weeks immediately before and after the cameras were turned off.
City Manager Mark Watson says he isn’t aware of any move to reconsider the City Council’s April decision.
