Are red light runners a problem in NZ?

The Auckland City Council suggests more red-light cameras and a greater share of fine revenue from erring drivers. Photo / Kenny Rodger

Opinion

Auckland drivers may face more red-light cameras - and $150 fines - if the Government accepts a novel city council revenue-sharing proposal.

Buoyed by survey results that showed an average 43 per cent drop in illegal red-light running at six of central Auckland's most dangerous intersections since cameras were installed last year, the council is eager to expand its network of 10 surveillance sites.

The police are collecting about $200,000 in fines a year for the Government from four cameras being rotated around the 10 sites in an extended $800,000 trial financed jointly by the council, the Transport Agency and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority.

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