Automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS) have been installed at various intersections and tickets will start being issued in Longmont on May 29, following the 30-day warning period. Speeding cameras are already installed and red light cameras will also be part of the program when the city completes obtaining the necessary permits.
The program was approved in November and utilized the contractor Sensys Gatso to review the images. The image captures will be sent to the Longmont Police Department and reviewed before citations are issued. Running a red light will be a $75 ticket and speeding will be $40.
Longmont Chief of Police Jeff Satur told the Longmont Leader that neighbors in the areas where speeding cameras have been placed have been appreciative of the new program. “One of the biggest complaints I get all the time is people are tired of the traffic violations in this town,” Satur said. “Not just speeding, but speeding, red light, stop sign violations. Anything. I think for the community, helping towards Vision Zero, this is a tool that will help us achieve several of those goals and hopefully reduce those violations around our community.”…