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Albany: Two Red Light Cameras Ready To Roll

WAMC Photo by Dave Lucas

On Monday, July 20, at 12:00 a.m., the red light cameras at the eastbound approach of Shaker Road and Northern Boulevard and the westbound approach of Washington Avenue and Quail Street will be fully operational and going “live.”

There will be a warning period for the first ten days at each of the intersections. Starting at 12:00 a.m. on July 31, motorists who are captured passing through a red light may be subject to a red light camera citation.

Red light camera citations will not add points to a driving record. Each violation will be treated as a parking ticket, and will include a fine of $50 issued to car owners rather than drivers.

Under a contract with the GATSO USA, a number of features to ensure citations are issued and processed fairly, include:

• having Albany Police Department make the final determination of whether a citation will be issued;
• issuing citations only when cars enter an intersection after a light has turned red;
• making yellow lights at these intersections, which are under the control of the City, last 4 seconds;
• having contested citations handled by Albany City Court, as are parking tickets.

For more information about the red light cameras in Albany, please visit www.albanyny.gov

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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