If you run a red light in Fort Myers, you could soon get caught on camera. City leaders are considering a new program to install red light cameras around Fort Myers to help improve safety on city roads.
Watch to see what the City of Fort Myers says about the red light camera program:
Run a red light in Fort Myers? Soon, a camera could catch you
A yellow light means slow down, but it’s common to see drivers do the opposite. Mayor Kevin Anderson said he regularly sees drivers blow through red lights.
“Sometimes it’s a matter of, well, he just caught it. Other times it’s very blatant. Very flagrant,” Anderson said.
Anderson, a former Fort Myers police officer, said crashes from red light runners are often T-bones. That’s one reason why he said the city is now taking a closer look at getting red light cameras…