Sugar Land City Council reviewed an update on the department's red-light cameras. After six months of using the cameras in 4 locations in Sugar Land, the department is reporting a 26 percent decrease in the number of red-light violations.
The cameras take pictures and video of cars that cross into the intersection after the light turns red. Those images are then sent to the car owner and a $75 ticket is issued. The cameras have been used to issue more than 10,000 tickets, according to the Sugar Land Police Department. The city has reported a collection rate of about 65 percent on those tickets. City Council has proposed an ordinance requiring residents to pay those tickets before being allowed to renew their car registration.
The gross revenue collected to date is more than $513,000 and the department reports the expense of the program has been $168,000. The city must split the net revenue with the state. The Texas Department of Transportation requires the city provide a report after the first full-year of the program. At that time, the city will be appointing a task force of Sugar Land residents to review the report.
The Red Light Cameras are located at:
West Airport @ Eldridge
Highway 6 @ Highway 59
Highway 6 @ Lexington
Highway 6 @ Williams Trace
(3 of them conveniently surrounding my neighborhood and office!)
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