Last week Jim discussed at great length the video released from American Traffic Solutions. The footage from an intersection in Roselle Park, shows a driver running a traffic light which a red light camera caught on tape. Today, Jim spoke with the Vice President of ATS, Charles Territo.Jim brought up the point last week that although the accident is horrific, ATS' depiction of the event was incorrect because a red light camera would not have prevented that accident.

Here is the video if you haven't yet seen it:

 

Mr. Territo wanted the opportunity to come on air to defend and clear up some misconceptions about the red light cameras and what the purpose of the cameras are.

Here is the first part of the interview where Territo discusses the video footage shown above, the current cameras in NJ that are under suspensions and safety statistics.

Here is the first part of the interview:

 

In Part 2 of the interview, Jim asks Mr. Territo about ATS' revenue from the cameras and whether or not they will ever release rear-end accidents caused by cars stopping short because of the red light cameras. You can listen to that here:

 

After listening to the interviews, what is your opinion on the red light cameras? Has it changed?  Leave your comments below.

 

 

 

 

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