San Jose is doubling down on traffic safety, and red light runners and speeding drivers need to pump the brakes if they don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars in fines.
Red light cameras will be installed at four major city intersections by late July and activated in early August as part of a one-year pilot program. Cameras will activate if a car enters the intersection after the light turns red, capturing video footage and still photos of the license plate and driver. Red light violations count as a point on a driver’s record. The fine for running a red light is $486, and making a rolling right turn on red is a $234 fine. The San Jose Police Department will review images before tickets are sent to vehicle owners.
District 3 Councilmember Carl Salas, who attended a recent community meeting on the issue, sees it as raising public safety awareness…