Not every safety precaution results in numbers, as California is rapidly finding out.

Red light cameras, installed by cities in the hopes of reducing collisions and law breakage have only amounted in the former. According to an article published on thetruthaboutcars.com, collisions have not gone down due to the installation of these cameras. In fact, the only change seen in records is the $13.8 million dollars as a result of tickets delivered after recorded traffic violations. There is also evidence pointing to the fact that if violations seem to be going down, it is only because drivers are avoiding lights that are known to have the cameras, not because people are abiding to traffic laws.

In a plan that was supposedly to keep drivers safe on the road, it seems as if the city really adapted this plan as a way to gain revenue. We at Auto Shippers hope the discrepancy is resolved soon, for California drivers and all the drivers in the other states implementing the camera light strategy.